diff --git a/socketserver/server/backend.go b/socketserver/server/backend.go
index 98d281a8..e8d827fa 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/backend.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/backend.go
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ func getCacheKey(remoteCommand, data string) string {
 // The POST arguments are `cmd`, `args`, `channel`, and `scope`.
 // The `scope` argument is required because no attempt is made to infer the scope from the command, unlike /cached_pub.
 func HTTPBackendUncachedPublish(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	b := Backend
 	r.ParseForm()
-	formData, err := b.UnsealRequest(r.Form)
+	formData, err := Backend.UnsealRequest(r.Form)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(403)
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Error: %v", err)
diff --git a/socketserver/server/backend_test.go b/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
index 754c44f8..d1c85adb 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
@@ -12,19 +12,20 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
 
 func TestSealRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	TSetup(SetupNoServers, nil)
+	b := Backend
 
 	values := url.Values{
 		"QuickBrownFox": []string{"LazyDog"},
 	}
 
-	sealedValues, err := SealRequest(values)
+	sealedValues, err := b.SealRequest(values)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	// sealedValues.Encode()
 	// id=0&msg=KKtbng49dOLLyjeuX5AnXiEe6P0uZwgeP_7mMB5vhP-wMAAPZw%3D%3D&nonce=-wRbUnifscisWUvhm3gBEXHN5QzrfzgV
 
-	unsealedValues, err := UnsealRequest(sealedValues)
+	unsealedValues, err := b.UnsealRequest(sealedValues)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/socketserver/server/testinfra_test.go b/socketserver/server/testinfra_test.go
index 998ccffd..e52b7a22 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/testinfra_test.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/testinfra_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (backend *TBackendRequestChecker) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 
 	r.ParseForm()
 
-	unsealedForm, err := UnsealRequest(r.PostForm)
+	unsealedForm, err := Backend.UnsealRequest(r.PostForm)
 	if err != nil {
 		backend.tb.Errorf("Failed to unseal backend request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TSealForSavePubMsg(tb testing.TB, cmd Command, channel string, arguments in
 	}
 	form.Set("time", strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10))
 
-	sealed, err := SealRequest(form)
+	sealed, err := Backend.SealRequest(form)
 	if err != nil {
 		tb.Error(err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TSealForUncachedPubMsg(tb testing.TB, cmd Command, channel string, argument
 	form.Set("time", time.Now().Format(time.UnixDate))
 	form.Set("scope", scope.String())
 
-	sealed, err := SealRequest(form)
+	sealed, err := Backend.SealRequest(form)
 	if err != nil {
 		tb.Error(err)
 		return nil, err