diff --git a/src/ocean/OceanCompute.ts b/src/ocean/OceanCompute.ts
index ea8fc33..1c0c653 100644
--- a/src/ocean/OceanCompute.ts
+++ b/src/ocean/OceanCompute.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class OceanCompute extends Instantiable {
      * @param  {Output} output Output section used for publishing the result.
      * @return {Promise<Output>} Returns output object
      */
-    private checkOutput(consumerAccount: Account, output?: Output): Output {
+    public checkOutput(consumerAccount: Account, output?: Output): Output {
         const isDefault =
             !output || (!output.publishAlgorithmLog && !output.publishOutput)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/ocean/OceanCompute.test.ts b/test/unit/ocean/OceanCompute.test.ts
index 74901bb..9026c22 100644
--- a/test/unit/ocean/OceanCompute.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ocean/OceanCompute.test.ts
@@ -103,4 +103,27 @@ describe('OceanCompute', () => {
             assert(response[0].status === ComputeJobStatus.Started)
         })
     })
+
+    describe('#checkOutput()', () => {
+        it('should return default values', async () => {
+            const defaultOutput = { publishAlgorithmLog: false, publishOutput: false }
+            const output = compute.checkOutput(account, undefined)
+            assert.deepEqual(output, defaultOutput)
+        })
+
+        it('should return output values', async () => {
+            const newOutput = {
+                publishAlgorithmLog: true,
+                publishOutput: true,
+                brizoAddress: 'hello',
+                brizoUri: 'hello',
+                metadataUri: 'hello',
+                nodeUri: 'hello',
+                owner: '0xhello',
+                secretStoreUri: 'hello'
+            }
+            const output = compute.checkOutput(account, newOutput)
+            assert.deepEqual(output, newOutput)
+        })
+    })
 })