diff --git a/wave-utils/src/main/java/io/seqera/wave/util/DockerHelper.java b/wave-utils/src/main/java/io/seqera/wave/util/DockerHelper.java
index 2c7c1c4..07bf405 100644
--- a/wave-utils/src/main/java/io/seqera/wave/util/DockerHelper.java
+++ b/wave-utils/src/main/java/io/seqera/wave/util/DockerHelper.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static public Path condaFileFromPackages(String packages, List<String> condaChan
         return toYamlTempFile(yaml);
     }
 
-    static List<String> condaPackagesToList(String packages) {
+    static public List<String> condaPackagesToList(String packages) {
         if (packages == null || packages.isEmpty())
             return null;
         return Arrays