diff --git a/src/main/cluster.ts b/src/main/cluster.ts
index 1328c96c33..6d755f0dc1 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster.ts
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
   /**
    * @internal
    */
-  private async canUseWatchApi(customizeResource: V1ResourceAttributes = {}): Promise<boolean> {
+  async canUseWatchApi(customizeResource: V1ResourceAttributes = {}): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.canI({
       verb: "watch",
       resource: "*",