1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/appc-event-listener/appc-event-listener-bundle/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/listener/LCM/operation/ProviderOperations.java b/appc-event-listener/appc-event-listener-bundle/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/listener/LCM/operation/ProviderOperations.java
index 39ad7b454..42206ec2e 100644
--- a/appc-event-listener/appc-event-listener-bundle/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/listener/LCM/operation/ProviderOperations.java
+++ b/appc-event-listener/appc-event-listener-bundle/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/listener/LCM/operation/ProviderOperations.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2019 Ericsson
  * =============================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ public class ProviderOperations {
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-    private HttpClient getHttpClient() throws APPCException {
+    protected HttpClient getHttpClient() throws APPCException {
         HttpClient client;
         switch (url.getProtocol()) {
             case "https":
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ public class ProviderOperations {
                     ClientConnectionManager ccm = new ThreadSafeClientConnManager(params, registry);
                     client = new DefaultHttpClient(ccm, params);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOG.error("Error getting HTTP Client", e);
                     client = new DefaultHttpClient();
                 }
                 break;