diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
index b0cb31a44..af21661d7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class WhoisRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(WhoisRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
@@ -82,6 +86,10 @@ class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         "/admin/purge_history/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)"
     )
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(PurgeHistoryRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
index 96b49b01f..c2a844786 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class ClientV1RestServlet(RestServlet):
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
         self.hs = hs
-        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
         self.auth = hs.get_v1auth()
         self.txns = HttpTransactionStore()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 8ac09419d..09d083159 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
 class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ClientDirectoryServer, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_alias):
         room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_alias)
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ class ClientDirectoryListServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ClientDirectoryListServer, self).__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
index 498bb9e18..998b115bb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class EventStreamRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     DEFAULT_LONGPOLL_TIME_MS = 30000
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(EventStreamRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
index 36c352056..113a49e53 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 class InitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/initialSync$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(InitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index b31e27f7b..6c0eec8fb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self.cas_enabled = hs.config.cas_enabled
         self.auth_handler = self.hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.device_handler = self.hs.get_device_handler()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     def on_GET(self, request):
         flows = []
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ class SAML2RestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(SAML2RestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.sp_config = hs.config.saml2_config_path
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
@@ -329,6 +331,7 @@ class CasTicketServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self.cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
         self.cas_required_attributes = hs.config.cas_required_attributes
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index 65c4e2ebe..355e82474 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
 class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
@@ -99,6 +107,10 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class ProfileRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ProfileRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index 2383b9df8..71d58c8e8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self.sessions = {}
         self.enable_registration = hs.config.enable_registration
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     def on_GET(self, request):
         if self.hs.config.enable_registration_captcha:
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         super(CreateUserRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.direct_user_creation_max_duration = hs.config.user_creation_max_duration
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 866a1e912..89c389511 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     # No PATTERN; we have custom dispatch rules here
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomCreateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = "/createRoom"
         register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
@@ -82,6 +86,10 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events
 class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomStateEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /room/$roomid/state/$eventtype
         no_state_key = "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)$"
@@ -166,6 +174,10 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events + feedback
 class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/send/$event_type[/$txn_id]
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/send/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)")
@@ -210,6 +222,9 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for room ID + alias joins
 class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(JoinRoomAliasServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /join/$room_identifier[/$txn_id]
@@ -296,6 +311,10 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         # TODO support Pagination stream API (limit/tokens)
@@ -322,6 +341,10 @@ class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomMessageListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
@@ -351,6 +374,10 @@ class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomStateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
@@ -368,6 +395,10 @@ class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$")
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomInitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
@@ -388,6 +419,7 @@ class RoomEventContext(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomEventContext, self).__init__(hs)
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_id):
@@ -424,6 +456,10 @@ class RoomEventContext(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class RoomForgetRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomForgetRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/forget")
         register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
@@ -462,6 +498,10 @@ class RoomForgetRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomMembershipRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/[invite|join|leave]
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/"
@@ -542,6 +582,10 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomRedactEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/redact/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)")
         register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
@@ -624,6 +668,10 @@ class SearchRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         "/search$"
     )
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(SearchRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)