diff --git a/angularfire-start/functions/package.json b/angularfire-start/functions/package.json
index 392196b98..ae04582ce 100644
--- a/angularfire-start/functions/package.json
+++ b/angularfire-start/functions/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "firebase-functions-test": "^3.1.0"
   },
-  "private": true
+  "private": false
 }