diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Session/Redis.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Session/Redis.php
index facf0e324ff4f23869d7f56ca837a8bffb6512ae..dc8645e4f8be1d7b28acc4fff73faeb38bd8f780 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Session/Redis.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Session/Redis.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Redis extends AbstractBase
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function write($sess_id, $data)
+    protected function saveSession($sess_id, $data)
     {
         return $this->getConnection()->setex(
             "vufind_sessions/{$sess_id}", $this->lifetime, $data