diff --git a/app/server/src/controllers/configController.ts b/app/server/src/controllers/configController.ts
index ded4f330..26b06a98 100644
--- a/app/server/src/controllers/configController.ts
+++ b/app/server/src/controllers/configController.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const configDefaults = (appType: string) => {
 };
 
 export class ConfigController {
-    static _readAppConfigFile = (
+    private static _readAppConfigFile = (
         appName: string,
         appsPath: string,
         _baseUrl: string,