diff --git a/core/i18n.php b/core/i18n.php
index 8f37ab0b6..431a0527f 100755
--- a/core/i18n.php
+++ b/core/i18n.php
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ class i18n extends Object {
 	 * @param string $name php class name or template file name
 	 * @return string Module where the file is located
 	 */
-	protected static function get_owner_module($name) {
+	public static function get_owner_module($name) {
 		if (substr($name,-3) == '.ss') {
 			global $_TEMPLATE_MANIFEST;
 			$path = str_replace('\\','/',Director::makeRelative(current($_TEMPLATE_MANIFEST[substr($name,0,-3)])));