diff --git a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
index 69e28f953dda8..cb3734e17a130 100644
--- a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ void OwncloudPropagator::start(SyncFileItemVector &&items)
     }
 
     foreach (PropagatorJob *it, directoriesToRemove) {
-        _rootJob->_dirDeletionJobs.appendJob(it);
+        _rootJob->appendDirDeletionJob(it);
     }
 
     connect(_rootJob.data(), &PropagatorJob::finished, this, &OwncloudPropagator::emitFinished);
@@ -1292,6 +1292,11 @@ qint64 PropagateRootDirectory::committedDiskSpace() const
     return _subJobs.committedDiskSpace() + _dirDeletionJobs.committedDiskSpace();
 }
 
+void PropagateRootDirectory::appendDirDeletionJob(PropagatorJob *job)
+{
+    _dirDeletionJobs.appendJob(job);
+}
+
 bool PropagateRootDirectory::scheduleSelfOrChild()
 {
     qCInfo(lcRootDirectory()) << "scheduleSelfOrChild" << _state << "pending uploads" << propagator()->delayedTasks().size() << "subjobs state" << _subJobs._state;
diff --git a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.h b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.h
index 458a19ee08704..95fe4e74310c1 100644
--- a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.h
+++ b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.h
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT PropagateRootDirectory : public PropagateDirectory
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    PropagatorCompositeJob _dirDeletionJobs;
-
     explicit PropagateRootDirectory(OwncloudPropagator *propagator);
 
     bool scheduleSelfOrChild() override;
@@ -375,6 +373,9 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT PropagateRootDirectory : public PropagateDirectory
 
     [[nodiscard]] qint64 committedDiskSpace() const override;
 
+public slots:
+    void appendDirDeletionJob(PropagatorJob *job);
+
 private slots:
     void slotSubJobsFinished(SyncFileItem::Status status) override;
     void slotDirDeletionJobsFinished(SyncFileItem::Status status);
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ private slots:
 
     bool scheduleDelayedJobs();
 
+    PropagatorCompositeJob _dirDeletionJobs;
+
     SyncFileItem::Status _errorStatus = SyncFileItem::Status::NoStatus;
 };