diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalData.java b/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalData.java
index 28e8a5218..aa1b4e1ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalData.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void setup(JenkinsRule jenkinsRule, LocalData recipe) throws Exception {
             Method testMethod;
 
             try {
-                testMethod = desc.getTestClass().getDeclaredMethod(desc.getMethodName());
+                testMethod = desc.getTestClass().getMethod(desc.getMethodName());
             } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
                 testMethod = desc.getTestClass().getDeclaredMethod(desc.getMethodName(), JenkinsRule.class);
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalDataExtendedTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalDataExtendedTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..109704d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/LocalDataExtendedTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.jvnet.hudson.test.recipes;
+
+
+/**
+ * Illustrates a case where a test class extends another test class that has test methods using the LocalData recipe.
+ */
+public class LocalDataExtendedTest extends LocalDataZipTest {
+}