diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index 039417d9e..3d69b2747 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ class Server{
 	/**
 	 * Starts the PocketMine-MP server and starts processing ticks and packets
 	 */
-	public function start(){
+	private function start(){
 		if($this->getConfigBool("enable-query", true) === true){
 			$this->queryHandler = new QueryHandler();
 		}