diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
index 84caa4400..0bd7addb6 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ namespace OPNsense\OpenVPN;
  */
 abstract class BaseExporter
 {
-    var $config = array(); /* XXX make visibility not var */
+    /**
+     * @var array export config
+     */
+    protected $config = array();
 
     /**
      * @param array $conf configuration to use