diff --git a/frontend/src/app/commonComponents/user-search/user-search.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/commonComponents/user-search/user-search.component.ts
index 6b9ed41..7d54d00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/commonComponents/user-search/user-search.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/commonComponents/user-search/user-search.component.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class UserSearchComponent
   control: FormControl = new FormControl<UserSearchResult | string>("")
   protected list: UserSearchResult[] = []
   private _onChange!: (_: UserSearchResult) => void
-  private _onTouched!: () => void
+  protected _onTouched!: () => void
 
   static nextId = 0