diff --git a/pinot-server/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/server/starter/helix/HelixInstanceDataManagerConfig.java b/pinot-server/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/server/starter/helix/HelixInstanceDataManagerConfig.java
index b666d990f09a..ad190bcbde48 100644
--- a/pinot-server/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/server/starter/helix/HelixInstanceDataManagerConfig.java
+++ b/pinot-server/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/server/starter/helix/HelixInstanceDataManagerConfig.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class HelixInstanceDataManagerConfig implements InstanceDataManagerConfig
   // NOTE: While segment load can be faster, multiple threads will be taken up loading segments, so
   //       it is possible that the query latencies increase during that period.
   //
-  private static final String MAX_PARALLEL_REFRESH_THREADS = "max.parallel.refresh.threads";
+  public static final String MAX_PARALLEL_REFRESH_THREADS = "max.parallel.refresh.threads";
 
   // To preload segments of table using upsert in parallel for fast upsert metadata recovery.
   private static final String MAX_SEGMENT_PRELOAD_THREADS = "max.segment.preload.threads";