diff --git a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EventWriterUnsyncV4.java b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EventWriterUnsyncV4.java
index 71e82f6fc..9806267bc 100644
--- a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EventWriterUnsyncV4.java
+++ b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EventWriterUnsyncV4.java
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ public enum IOStatus {
      * It is a soft limit since a single
      * event larger than this limit may need to be written.
      */
-    static final int DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE = 4194304;
+    public static final int DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE = 4194304;
 
     /** The default maximum event count for a single block used for writing. */
-    static final int DEFAULT_BLOCK_COUNT = 10000;
+    public static final int DEFAULT_BLOCK_COUNT = 10000;
 
     /**
      * The upper limit of maximum size for a single block used for writing