diff --git a/src/body.rs b/src/body.rs
index d02e508c858e120af4adc6c3275e449829c0f03d..7c5fcae4aa14f3e7d927e804f629f7c32787c485 100644
--- a/src/body.rs
+++ b/src/body.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use ns::JABBER_CLIENT_NS;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Body {
-    body: String,
+    pub body: String,
 }
 
 pub fn parse_body(root: &Element) -> Result<Body, Error> {