diff --git a/include/blt/math/vectors.h b/include/blt/math/vectors.h
index 5904102..325f441 100644
--- a/include/blt/math/vectors.h
+++ b/include/blt/math/vectors.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace blt {
     
     template<typename T, uint32_t size>
     struct vec {
-        private:
+        protected:
             T elements[size]{};
         public: