diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
index dcda3b921e..8fe98da53f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class DatabaseTaskStore implements TaskStore {
     return new DatabaseTaskStore(options);
   }
 
-  constructor(options: DatabaseTaskStoreOptions) {
+  private constructor(options: DatabaseTaskStoreOptions) {
     this.db = options.database;
   }