diff --git a/tests/acceptance/BaseAcceptanceCest.php b/tests/acceptance/BaseAcceptanceCest.php
index d69d4e9441..29604926a4 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/BaseAcceptanceCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/BaseAcceptanceCest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // phpcs:disable Squiz.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName.MemberNotCamelCaps
 abstract class BaseAcceptanceCest
 {
-    public function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    protected function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         $I->amOnPage('/');
         $I->setCookie('SELENIUM', 'SELENIUM', [
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/EventCashbookCest.php b/tests/acceptance/EventCashbookCest.php
index ad3040517e..746fe9c787 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/EventCashbookCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/EventCashbookCest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class EventCashbookCest extends BaseAcceptanceCest
     protected AcceptanceTester $I;
     private string $eventName;
 
-    public function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    protected function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         parent::_before($I);
 
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/PaymentCest.php b/tests/acceptance/PaymentCest.php
index 6bfcecf7e9..7b667902a6 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/PaymentCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/PaymentCest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class PaymentCest extends BaseAcceptanceCest
     protected AcceptanceTester $I;
     protected Payment $page;
 
-    public function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    protected function _before(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         parent::_before($I);