diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 77e701be..e8aadfa3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub use crate::frame::{
     FrameDecodeError,
 };
 
-type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ConnectionError>;
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ConnectionError>;
 
 const DEFAULT_CREDIT: u32 = 256 * 1024; // as per yamux specification