diff --git a/Telegrator/Providers/HandlersProvider.cs b/Telegrator/Providers/HandlersProvider.cs
index 56c4b00..f4d1f82 100644
--- a/Telegrator/Providers/HandlersProvider.cs
+++ b/Telegrator/Providers/HandlersProvider.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Telegrator.Providers
/// Read-only dictionary mapping to lists of handler descriptors.
/// Each descriptor list is frozen to prevent modification after initialization.
///
- public readonly ReadOnlyDictionary HandlersDictionary;
+ protected readonly ReadOnlyDictionary HandlersDictionary;
///
/// Configuration options for the bot and handler execution behavior.