diff --git a/src/dispatcher.js b/src/dispatcher.js
index 53d60f40..2be4e506 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher.js
+++ b/src/dispatcher.js
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class CommandDispatcher {
 	 * @param {Message} message - The message to handle
 	 * @param {Message} [oldMessage] - The old message before the update
 	 * @return {Promise<void>}
-	 * @private
 	 */
 	async handleMessage(message, oldMessage) {
 		/* eslint-disable max-depth */
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index cf8092b3..5b22c1ef 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ declare module 'discord.js-commando' {
 
 		private buildCommandPattern(prefix: string): RegExp;
 		private cacheCommandoMessage(message: Message, oldMessage: Message, cmdMsg: CommandoMessage, responses: Message | Message[]): void;
-		private handleMessage(message: Message, oldMessage?: Message): Promise<void>;
 		private inhibit(cmdMsg: CommandoMessage): Inhibition;
 		private matchDefault(message: Message, pattern: RegExp, commandNameIndex?: number, prefixless?: boolean): CommandoMessage;
 		private parseMessage(message: Message): CommandoMessage;
@@ -131,6 +130,7 @@ declare module 'discord.js-commando' {
 		public inhibitors: Set<Function>;
 		public registry: CommandoRegistry;
 
+		public handleMessage(message: Message, oldMessage?: Message): Promise<void>;
 		public addInhibitor(inhibitor: Inhibitor): boolean;
 		public removeInhibitor(inhibitor: Inhibitor): boolean;
 	}