diff --git a/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/selector/HtmlNode.java b/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/selector/HtmlNode.java
index c063b48259e2f8ab3fec807b87ca7322a75b8a6d..6aa551f11abe27b90c5a24dd86c52ba5c60de9c7 100644
--- a/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/selector/HtmlNode.java
+++ b/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/selector/HtmlNode.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class HtmlNode extends AbstractSelectable {
         elements = null;
     }
 
-    protected List<Element> getElements() {
+    public List<Element> getElements() {
         return elements;
     }