diff --git a/src/main/java/sqlline/ConnectionConfigParser.java b/src/main/java/sqlline/ConnectionConfigParser.java
index 2d0f183f..296193e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sqlline/ConnectionConfigParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sqlline/ConnectionConfigParser.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-public class ConnectionConfigParser {
+class ConnectionConfigParser {
   private static final String SEPARATOR = ": ";
   private static final char COMMENT_START = '#';
   private final SqlLine sqlLine;