diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
index 2bb90c58..72124609 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ abstract class IcingaObject extends DbObject implements IcingaConfigRenderer
         return $this;
     }
 
-    protected function assignments()
+    public function assignments()
     {
         if ($this->assignments === null) {
             $this->assignments = new IcingaObjectAssignments($this);