diff --git a/src/infrastructure/storage/lisk/PhabricatorLiskDAO.php b/src/infrastructure/storage/lisk/PhabricatorLiskDAO.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/storage/lisk/PhabricatorLiskDAO.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/storage/lisk/PhabricatorLiskDAO.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   /**
    * @task config
    */
-  public function establishLiveConnection($mode) {
+  protected function establishLiveConnection($mode) {
     $namespace = self::getStorageNamespace();
 
     $conf = PhabricatorEnv::newObjectFromConfig(