diff --git a/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Interactive/InteractiveRunner.cs b/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Interactive/InteractiveRunner.cs
index e06c9fdb..45c24001 100644
--- a/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Interactive/InteractiveRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Interactive/InteractiveRunner.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public virtual async Task RunLoopWithSeed(ScriptContext scriptContext)
             await RunLoop();
         }
 
-        protected virtual async Task Execute(string input)
+        public virtual async Task Execute(string input)
         {
             await HandleScriptErrors(async () =>
             {