diff --git a/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/Caching/DiskCache.cs b/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/Caching/DiskCache.cs
index 421070612..1cdcfcb2f 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/Caching/DiskCache.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessor.Web/NET45/Caching/DiskCache.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessor.Web.Caching
///
/// The absolute path to virtual cache path on the server.
///
- public static readonly string AbsoluteCachePath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(ImageProcessorConfig.Instance.VirtualCachePath);
+ private static readonly string AbsoluteCachePath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(ImageProcessorConfig.Instance.VirtualCachePath);
///
/// The request for the image.