diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index 0efecbd5..92788ca3 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -1140,6 +1140,22 @@ class DeviceHandlerBase : public DeviceHandlerIF,
    */
   virtual ReturnValue_t doSendReadHook();
 
+  /**
+   * Send a RMAP getRead command.
+   *
+   * The size of the getRead command is #maxDeviceReplyLen.
+   * This is always executed, independently from the current mode.
+   */
+  virtual void doSendRead(void);
+  /**
+   * Check the getRead reply and the contained data.
+   *
+   * If data was received scanForReply() and, if successful, handleReply()
+   * are called. If the current mode is @c MODE_RAW, the received packet
+   * is sent to the commanding object via commandQueue.
+   */
+  virtual void doGetRead();
+
  private:
   /**
    * State a cookie is in.
@@ -1275,21 +1291,6 @@ class DeviceHandlerBase : public DeviceHandlerIF,
    * - if the action was successful, the reply timout counter is initialized
    */
   void doGetWrite(void);
-  /**
-   * Send a RMAP getRead command.
-   *
-   * The size of the getRead command is #maxDeviceReplyLen.
-   * This is always executed, independently from the current mode.
-   */
-  void doSendRead(void);
-  /**
-   * Check the getRead reply and the contained data.
-   *
-   * If data was received scanForReply() and, if successful, handleReply()
-   * are called. If the current mode is @c MODE_RAW, the received packet
-   * is sent to the commanding object via commandQueue.
-   */
-  void doGetRead(void);
 
   /**
    * @brief Resets replies which use a timeout to detect missed replies.