diff --git a/daemon/common.hpp b/daemon/common.hpp
index 18a33c9..76bbab5 100644
--- a/daemon/common.hpp
+++ b/daemon/common.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@
 
 #include "config.hpp"
 
+#ifdef WITH_TESTS
+#define VIRTUAL_WITH_TESTS virtual
+#define PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PROTECTED public
+#define PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE public
+#define PROTECTED_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE protected
+#else
+#define VIRTUAL_WITH_TESTS
+#define PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PROTECTED protected
+#define PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE private
+#define PROTECTED_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE private
+#endif
+
 #include <ndn-cpp-dev/interest.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cpp-dev/data.hpp>