diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommand.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommand.php
index 8563add4..e847c727 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommand.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommand.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class IcingaCommand extends IcingaObject
         self::$pluginDir = $pluginDir;
     }
 
-    protected function getLegacyObjectType()
+    public function getLegacyObjectType()
     {
         // there is only one type of command in Icinga 1.x
         return 'command';
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
index c59f3107..f9c37b99 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ abstract class IcingaObject extends DbObject implements IcingaConfigRenderer
         );
     }
 
-    protected function getLegacyObjectType()
+    public function getLegacyObjectType()
     {
         return strtolower($this->getType());
     }