diff --git a/TCPSession.h b/TCPSession.h
index c48ca33..1f4ae73 100644
--- a/TCPSession.h
+++ b/TCPSession.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ namespace core {
       ///
       
       TCPServer &server;
+
+      enum Mode {LINE, BLOCK};
       
     protected:
  
@@ -150,7 +152,6 @@ namespace core {
       int lineBufferSize = 0;
       std::mutex mtx;
       bool term = false;
-      enum Mode {LINE, BLOCK};
       enum Mode mode = LINE;
       int blockSize;