diff --git a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/base.py b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/base.py
index 82d63150c..888a3c672 100644
--- a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/base.py
+++ b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/base.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ def __init_subclass__(cls):
     def identifier(self):
         pass
 
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def for_code(self):
+        pass
+
     def chomp(self, payload: str) -> str:
         """If the payload starts with the identifier, return the remaining block
 
diff --git a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/concretes.py b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/concretes.py
index 34fac9446..8f9490282 100644
--- a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/concretes.py
+++ b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/serialize/concretes.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class DillDataBase64(SerializationStrategy):
     identifier = "00\n"
-    _for_code = False
+    for_code = False
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def deserialize(self, payload: str):
 
 class JSONData(SerializationStrategy):
     identifier = "11\n"
-    _for_code = False
+    for_code = False
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DillCodeSource(SerializationStrategy):
     """
 
     identifier = "04\n"
-    _for_code = True
+    for_code = True
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class DillCodeTextInspect(SerializationStrategy):
     """
 
     identifier = "03\n"
-    _for_code = True
+    for_code = True
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class PickleCode(SerializationStrategy):
     """
 
     identifier = "02\n"
-    _for_code = True
+    for_code = True
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class DillCode(SerializationStrategy):
     """
 
     identifier = "01\n"
-    _for_code = True
+    for_code = True
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class CombinedCode(SerializationStrategy):
     """
 
     identifier = "10\n"
-    _for_code = True
+    for_code = True
 
     # Functions are serialized using the following strategies and the resulting encoded
     # versions are stored as chunks.  Allows redundancy if one of the strategies fails
diff --git a/compute_sdk/tests/integration/test_serialization.py b/compute_sdk/tests/integration/test_serialization.py
index 592fa9702..44f988af5 100644
--- a/compute_sdk/tests/integration/test_serialization.py
+++ b/compute_sdk/tests/integration/test_serialization.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def test_compute_serializer_defaults():
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("strategy", concretes.SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES)
 def test_selectable_serialization(strategy):
-    if strategy._for_code:
+    if strategy.for_code:
         serializer = ComputeSerializer(strategy_code=strategy())
         data = foo
     else:
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ def test_selectable_serialization(strategy):
 def test_serializer_errors_on_unknown_strategy():
     class NewStrategy(SerializationStrategy):
         identifier = "aa\n"
+        for_code = True
 
         def serialize(self, data):
             pass
@@ -352,15 +353,17 @@ def deserialize(self, payload):
     with pytest.raises(SerializationError):
         ComputeSerializer(strategy_code=strategy)
 
+    NewStrategy.for_code = False
+
     with pytest.raises(SerializationError):
         ComputeSerializer(strategy_data=strategy)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "strategy_code", (s for s in concretes.SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if s._for_code)
+    "strategy_code", (s for s in concretes.SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if s.for_code)
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "strategy_data", (s for s in concretes.SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if not s._for_code)
+    "strategy_data", (s for s in concretes.SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if not s.for_code)
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "function, args, kwargs",
diff --git a/compute_sdk/tests/unit/test_client.py b/compute_sdk/tests/unit/test_client.py
index 10d759036..e99706ffe 100644
--- a/compute_sdk/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/compute_sdk/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def test_batch_created_websocket_queue(gcc, create_result_queue):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "strategy", [s for s in SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if not s._for_code]
+    "strategy", [s for s in SELECTABLE_STRATEGIES if not s.for_code]
 )
 def test_batch_respects_serialization_strategy(gcc, strategy):
     gcc.fx_serializer = ComputeSerializer(strategy_data=strategy())