diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7c3b67a..96e5757 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl<S: Read + Write> IrcWrite for IrcStream<S> {
 }
 
 impl<S: Read + Write> IrcStream<S> {
-	fn new(stream: S) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(stream: S) -> Self {
 		Self{
 			stream,
 			buffer: String::new()