diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 331e1c805..d4e58161a 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func Connect(addr string, opts Opts) (conn *Connection, err error) {
 
 	// TODO: reload schema after reconnect.
 	if !conn.opts.SkipSchema {
-		if err = conn.loadSchema(); err != nil {
+		if err = conn.LoadSchema(); err != nil {
 			conn.mutex.Lock()
 			defer conn.mutex.Unlock()
 			conn.closeConnection(err, true)
diff --git a/schema.go b/schema.go
index 35f65eb28..322c1393e 100644
--- a/schema.go
+++ b/schema.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (indexField *IndexField) DecodeMsgpack(d *decoder) error {
 	return errors.New("unexpected schema format (index fields)")
 }
 
-func (conn *Connection) loadSchema() (err error) {
+func (conn *Connection) LoadSchema() (err error) {
 	schema := new(Schema)
 	schema.SpacesById = make(map[uint32]*Space)
 	schema.Spaces = make(map[string]*Space)