diff --git a/tef-impl/src/main/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjector.java b/tef-impl/src/main/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjector.java
index b81ceda..5302ca9 100644
--- a/tef-impl/src/main/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjector.java
+++ b/tef-impl/src/main/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjector.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class InjectDataGuiceMembersInjector<T> implements MembersInjector<T> {
 
     public void setField(Field field) {
         this.field = field;
+        this.field.setAccessible(true);
     }
 
     public void setInjectionName(String injectionName) {
diff --git a/tef-impl/src/test/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjectorTest.java b/tef-impl/src/test/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjectorTest.java
index 6918749..ec630d9 100644
--- a/tef-impl/src/test/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjectorTest.java
+++ b/tef-impl/src/test/java/flipkart/tef/guicebridge/InjectDataGuiceMembersInjectorTest.java
@@ -215,24 +215,24 @@ static class SimpleData {
 
     static class SimpleInterface {
         @InjectData
-        SimpleData simpleData;
+        private SimpleData simpleData;
         @InjectData
-        Long threadId;
+        private Long threadId;
     }
 
 
     static class SimpleInterface2 implements Serializable {
         @InjectData
-        SimpleData simpleData;
+        private SimpleData simpleData;
         @InjectData
-        Long threadId;
+        private Long threadId;
     }
 
     @TefRequestScoped
     static class SimpleInterface3 {
         @InjectData
-        SimpleData simpleData;
+        private SimpleData simpleData;
         @InjectData
-        Long threadId;
+        private Long threadId;
     }
 }
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