diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
index 24be1370c..c6a3052fb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/test/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     /**
      * Returns the component manager containing the components to test.
      */
-    protected ServiceManager getServiceManager()
+    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager()
     {
         return m_serviceManager;
     }
 
+    protected final Logger getLogger()
+    {
+        return m_logger;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the type manager.
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
index 24be1370c..c6a3052fb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/testcases/org/apache/myrmidon/components/AbstractComponentTest.java
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponentTest
     /**
      * Returns the component manager containing the components to test.
      */
-    protected ServiceManager getServiceManager()
+    protected final ServiceManager getServiceManager()
     {
         return m_serviceManager;
     }
 
+    protected final Logger getLogger()
+    {
+        return m_logger;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the type manager.
      */