diff --git a/src/Network/HTTPClient.php b/src/Network/HTTPClient.php
index f4293cd08..eabd5d450 100644
--- a/src/Network/HTTPClient.php
+++ b/src/Network/HTTPClient.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class HTTPClient implements IHTTPClient
 	/**
 	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	protected function request(string $method, string $url, array $opts = []): IHTTPResult
+	public function request(string $method, string $url, array $opts = []): IHTTPResult
 	{
 		$this->profiler->startRecording('network');
 		$this->logger->debug('Request start.', ['url' => $url, 'method' => $method]);
diff --git a/src/Network/IHTTPClient.php b/src/Network/IHTTPClient.php
index f7064e1c0..c7d122c8f 100644
--- a/src/Network/IHTTPClient.php
+++ b/src/Network/IHTTPClient.php
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ interface IHTTPClient
 	 */
 	public function get(string $url, array $opts = []);
 
+	/**
+	 * Sends a HTTP request to a given url
+	 *
+	 * @param string $method A HTTP request ()
+	 * @param string $url    Url to send to
+	 * @param array  $opts   parameters
+	 *
+	 * @return IHTTPResult
+	 */
+	public function request(string $method, string $url, array $opts = []);
+
 	/**
 	 * Send POST request to an URL
 	 *