diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 771d871646..512c520128 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -799,6 +799,8 @@ export class TaskWorker {
   // (undocumented)
   static create(options: CreateWorkerOptions): Promise<TaskWorker>;
   // (undocumented)
+  protected onReadyToClaimTask(): Promise<void>;
+  // (undocumented)
   runOneTask(task: TaskContext): Promise<void>;
   // (undocumented)
   start(): void;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index e03cee846a..005276038b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
     })();
   }
 
-  onReadyToClaimTask(): Promise<void> {
+  protected onReadyToClaimTask(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.taskQueue.pending < this.options.concurrentTasksLimit) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }