diff --git a/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java b/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
index 2201803..9af2b26 100644
--- a/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
+++ b/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/Identity.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ public class Identity {
     public String fpr;
     public String user_id;
     public String username;
-    CommType comm_type;
+    public CommType comm_type;
     public String lang;
     public boolean me;
 
diff --git a/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/_Identity.java b/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/_Identity.java
index 26e4a2a..616c518 100644
--- a/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/_Identity.java
+++ b/src/org/pEp/jniadapter/_Identity.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ public class _Identity {
     public byte[] fpr;
     public byte[] user_id;
     public byte[] username;
-    int comm_type;
+    public int comm_type;
     public byte[] lang;
     public boolean me;