diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProto.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProto.php
index 175edfb9..8c682659 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProto.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProto.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class MTProto extends AsyncConstruct implements TLCallback
     public $phoneConfigWatcherId;
     public $feeders = [];
     public $updaters = [];
-    private $destructing = false; // Avoid problems with exceptions thrown by forked strands, see tools
+    public $destructing = false; // Avoid problems with exceptions thrown by forked strands, see tools
     public function __magic_construct($settings = [])
     {
         $this->setInitPromise($this->__construct_async($settings));