diff --git a/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp b/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
index c459babf..650d8a46 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class Algorithm
 
     void destroy();
 
-  private:
+  protected:
     // -------------- NEVER OWNED RESOURCES
     std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> mDevice;
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Memory>> mMemObjects;
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ class Algorithm
     std::shared_ptr<vk::Pipeline> mPipeline;
     bool mFreePipeline = false;
 
+  private:
     // -------------- ALWAYS OWNED RESOURCES
     std::vector<uint32_t> mSpirv;
     void* mSpecializationConstantsData = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/Sequence.hpp b/src/include/kompute/Sequence.hpp
index ba0e90e6..169321c7 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/Sequence.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/Sequence.hpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class Sequence : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Sequence>
      */
     void destroy();
 
-  private:
+  protected:
     // -------------- NEVER OWNED RESOURCES
     std::shared_ptr<vk::PhysicalDevice> mPhysicalDevice = nullptr;
     std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> mDevice = nullptr;
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ class Sequence : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Sequence>
     bool mRecording = false;
     bool mIsRunning = false;
 
+  private:
     // Create functions
     void createCommandPool();
     void createCommandBuffer();