diff --git a/include/reader.h b/include/reader.h
index 623185c9f..4001a5ff7 100644
--- a/include/reader.h
+++ b/include/reader.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace kiwix
 class SuggestionItem
 {
   // Functions
-  public:
+  private:
     // Create a sugggestion item.
     explicit SuggestionItem(std::string title, std::string normalizedTitle,
                             std::string path, std::string snippet = "") :
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class SuggestionItem
       path(path),
       snippet(snippet) {}
 
+  public:
     const std::string getTitle()           {return title;}
     const std::string getNormalizedTitle() {return normalizedTitle;}
     const std::string getPath()            {return path;}
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ class SuggestionItem
     std::string normalizedTitle;
     std::string path;
     std::string snippet;
+
+  friend class Reader;
 };
 
 /**