diff --git a/crouton.php b/crouton.php
index f9a1070..e32c6c4 100644
--- a/crouton.php
+++ b/crouton.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Description: A tabbed based display for showing meeting information.
 Author: bmlt-enabled
 Author URI: https://bmlt.app
-Version: 3.17.3
+Version: 3.17.4
 */
 /* Disallow direct access to the plugin file */
 if (basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) == basename(__FILE__)) {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ private function renderMap($atts)
             return $this->getInitializeCroutonBlock(...$this->getCroutonJsConfig($atts));
         }
 
-        private function initCrouton($atts)
+        public function initCrouton($atts)
         {
             return $this->getInitializeCroutonBlock(...$this->getCroutonJsConfig($atts));
         }
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index ef01875..e298897 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: na, meeting list, meeting finder, maps, recovery, addiction, webservant, b
 Requires at least: 4.0
 Required PHP: 5.6
 Tested up to: 6.2.2
-Stable tag: 3.17.3
+Stable tag: 3.17.4
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 crouton implements a Tabbed UI for BMLT.
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ https://demo.bmlt.app/crouton
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 3.17.4 =
+* bug fix release
+
 = 3.17.1 =
 * Meeting Detail Pages are now the Crouton Page, with meeting-id in the query string.  No need for separate pages
 * Meeting Detail Pages can now be edited from the crouton admin/settings page.