diff --git a/oak-run/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/run/Main.java b/oak-run/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/run/Main.java
index 0a12551..f4d29ef 100644
--- a/oak-run/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/run/Main.java
+++ b/oak-run/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/run/Main.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class Main {
     public static final int PORT = 8080;
     public static final String URI = "http://localhost:" + PORT + "/";
 
-    private Main() {
+    protected Main() {
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class Main {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void printProductInfo() {
+    protected static void printProductInfo() {
         String version = null;
 
         try {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class Main {
 
     public static class HttpServer {
 
-        private final ServletContextHandler context;
+        protected final ServletContextHandler context;
 
         private final Server server;
 
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ public class Main {
             server.stop();
         }
 
-        private void addServlets(MicroKernel kernel, String path) {
+        protected void addServlets(MicroKernel kernel, String path) {
             // TODO: review usage of opensecurity provider (using default will cause BasicServerTest to fail. usage of a:a credentials)
             SecurityProvider securityProvider = new OpenSecurityProvider();
             ContentRepository repository = new Oak(kernel)
                 .with(buildDefaultCommitHook())
+                .with(buildCustomCommitHook())
                 .with(securityProvider)
                 .createContentRepository();
 
@@ -201,6 +202,10 @@ public class Main {
             context.addServlet(davex, path + "/davex/*");
         }
 
+        protected CommitHook buildCustomCommitHook() {
+            return new CompositeHook(new CommitHook[0]);
+        }
+
         private static CommitHook buildDefaultCommitHook() {
             return new CompositeHook(
                     new DefaultTypeEditor(),