diff --git a/certidude/api/__init__.py b/certidude/api/__init__.py
index df4975a..3902ef4 100644
--- a/certidude/api/__init__.py
+++ b/certidude/api/__init__.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def certidude_app(log_handlers=[]):
     # Add SCEP handler if we have any whitelisted subnets
     if config.SCEP_SUBNETS:
         from .scep import SCEPResource
-        app.add_route("/api/scep/", SCEPResource())
+        app.add_route("/api/scep/", SCEPResource(authority))
 
     # Add sink for serving static files
     app.add_sink(StaticResource(os.path.join(__file__, "..", "..", "static")))
diff --git a/certidude/api/scep.py b/certidude/api/scep.py
index 7c1aa95..57b9115 100644
--- a/certidude/api/scep.py
+++ b/certidude/api/scep.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from asn1crypto import cms, algos, x509
 from asn1crypto.core import ObjectIdentifier, SetOf, PrintableString
 from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
 from certbuilder import pem_armor_certificate
-from certidude import authority, push, config
+from certidude import push, config
 from certidude.firewall import whitelist_subnets
 from oscrypto import keys, asymmetric, symmetric
 from oscrypto.errors import SignatureError
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ class SCEPBadTime(SCEPError): code = 3
 class SCEPBadCertId(SCEPError): code = 4
 
 class SCEPResource(object):
+    def __init__(self, authority):
+        self.authority = authority
+
     @whitelist_subnets(config.SCEP_SUBNETS)
     def on_get(self, req, resp):
         operation = req.get_param("operation", required=True)
         if operation.lower() == "getcacert":
-            resp.body = keys.parse_certificate(authority.certificate_buf).dump()
+            resp.body = keys.parse_certificate(self.authority.certificate_buf).dump()
             resp.append_header("Content-Type", "application/x-x509-ca-cert")
             return
 
@@ -120,17 +123,17 @@ class SCEPResource(object):
             encrypted_content = encrypted_content_info['encrypted_content'].native
             recipient, = encrypted_envelope['recipient_infos']
 
-            if recipient.native["rid"]["serial_number"] != authority.certificate.serial_number:
+            if recipient.native["rid"]["serial_number"] != self.authority.certificate.serial_number:
                 raise SCEPBadCertId()
 
             # Since CA private key is not directly readable here, we'll redirect it to signer socket
             key = asymmetric.rsa_pkcs1v15_decrypt(
-                authority.private_key,
+                self.authority.private_key,
                 recipient.native["encrypted_key"])
             if len(key) == 8: key = key * 3 # Convert DES to 3DES
             buf = symmetric.tripledes_cbc_pkcs5_decrypt(key, encrypted_content, iv)
-            _, _, common_name = authority.store_request(buf, overwrite=True)
-            cert, buf = authority.sign(common_name, overwrite=True)
+            _, _, common_name = self.authority.store_request(buf, overwrite=True)
+            cert, buf = self.authority.sign(common_name, overwrite=True)
             signed_certificate = asymmetric.load_certificate(buf)
             content = signed_certificate.asn1.dump()
 
@@ -242,14 +245,14 @@ class SCEPResource(object):
                 'version': "v1",
                 'sid': cms.SignerIdentifier({
                     'issuer_and_serial_number': cms.IssuerAndSerialNumber({
-                        'issuer': authority.certificate.issuer,
-                        'serial_number': authority.certificate.serial_number,
+                        'issuer': self.authority.certificate.issuer,
+                        'serial_number': self.authority.certificate.serial_number,
                     }),
                 }),
                 'digest_algorithm': algos.DigestAlgorithm({'algorithm': "sha1"}),
                 'signature_algorithm': algos.SignedDigestAlgorithm({'algorithm': "rsassa_pkcs1v15"}),
                 'signature': asymmetric.rsa_pkcs1v15_sign(
-                    authority.private_key,
+                    self.authority.private_key,
                     b"\x31" + attrs.dump()[1:],
                     "sha1"
                 )
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ class SCEPResource(object):
                 'content_type': "signed_data",
                 'content': cms.SignedData({
                     'version': "v1",
-                    'certificates': [authority.certificate],
+                    'certificates': [self.authority.certificate],
                     'digest_algorithms': [cms.DigestAlgorithm({
                         'algorithm': "sha1"
                     })],