diff --git a/src/rendezvous_mediator.rs b/src/rendezvous_mediator.rs
index 747d6b208..e22eb1875 100644
--- a/src/rendezvous_mediator.rs
+++ b/src/rendezvous_mediator.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 static SHOULD_EXIT: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static MANUAL_RESTARTED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static SENT_REGISTER_PK: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
-pub static NEEDS_DEPLOY: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+pub(crate) static NEEDS_DEPLOY: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 // register_pk retry interval (ms) when device is awaiting deployment
 const DEPLOY_RETRY_INTERVAL: i64 = 30_000;
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {