diff --git a/datapool/PoolDataSetBase.cpp b/datapool/PoolDataSetBase.cpp
index 88470152..e7572b27 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolDataSetBase.cpp
+++ b/datapool/PoolDataSetBase.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PoolDataSetBase::readVariable(uint16_t count) {
                     mutexTimeoutForSingleVars);
         }
         else {
+            /* The readWithoutLock function is protected, so we use the attorney here */
             result = ReadCommitIFAttorney::readWithoutLock(registeredVariables[count]);
         }
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ void PoolDataSetBase::handleAlreadyReadDatasetCommit(
                         mutexTimeoutForSingleVars);
             }
             else {
+                /* The commitWithoutLock function is protected, so we use the attorney here */
                 ReadCommitIFAttorney::commitWithoutLock(registeredVariables[count]);
             }
         }
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ ReturnValue_t PoolDataSetBase::handleUnreadDatasetCommit(
                         mutexTimeoutForSingleVars);
             }
             else {
-                result = registeredVariables[count]->commitWithoutLock();
+                /* The commitWithoutLock function is protected, so we use the attorney here */
+                ReadCommitIFAttorney::commitWithoutLock(registeredVariables[count]);
             }
 
         } else if (registeredVariables[count]->getDataPoolId()
diff --git a/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h b/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h
index d8bc5a66..3ad2b3c0 100644
--- a/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h
+++ b/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 	virtual ReturnValue_t commit(MutexIF::TimeoutType timeoutType,
 			uint32_t timeoutMs) = 0;
 
-public:
+protected:
 
 	/* Optional and protected because this is interesting for classes grouping members with commit
 	and read semantics where the lock is only necessary once. */