diff --git a/api.planx.uk/admin/session/csv.ts b/api.planx.uk/admin/session/csv.ts
index df4d348f45..c0c3f2f1c0 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/admin/session/csv.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/admin/session/csv.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { stringify } from "csv-stringify";
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
-import { getClient } from "../../client";
+import { $api } from "../../client";
 
 /**
  * @swagger
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ export async function getCSVData(
   next: NextFunction,
 ) {
   try {
-    const $client = getClient();
-    const responses = await $client.export.csvData(req.params.sessionId);
+    const responses = await $api.export.csvData(req.params.sessionId);
 
     if (req.query?.download) {
       stringify(responses, {
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ export async function getRedactedCSVData(
   next: NextFunction,
 ) {
   try {
-    const $client = getClient();
-    const redactedResponses = await $client.export.csvDataRedacted(
+    const redactedResponses = await $api.export.csvDataRedacted(
       req.params.sessionId,
     );
 
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/admin/session/html.ts b/api.planx.uk/admin/session/html.ts
index a83a5e8245..493bd58dd5 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/admin/session/html.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/admin/session/html.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { generateApplicationHTML } from "@opensystemslab/planx-core";
-import { getClient } from "../../client";
+import { $api } from "../../client";
 import type { RequestHandler } from "express";
 import type { PlanXExportData } from "@opensystemslab/planx-core/types";
 
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ type HTMLExportHandler = RequestHandler<{ sessionId: string }, string>;
  */
 export const getHTMLExport: HTMLExportHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   try {
-    const $client = getClient();
-    const session = await $client.session.find(req.params.sessionId);
+    const session = await $api.session.find(req.params.sessionId);
     if (!session) throw Error(`Unable to find session ${req.params.sessionId}`);
 
-    const responses = await $client.export.csvData(req.params.sessionId);
+    const responses = await $api.export.csvData(req.params.sessionId);
     const boundingBox =
       session.data.passport.data["property.boundary.site.buffered"];
 
@@ -61,11 +60,10 @@ export const getRedactedHTMLExport: HTMLExportHandler = async (
   next,
 ) => {
   try {
-    const $client = getClient();
-    const session = await $client.session.find(req.params.sessionId);
+    const session = await $api.session.find(req.params.sessionId);
     if (!session) throw Error(`Unable to find session ${req.params.sessionId}`);
 
-    const redactedResponses = await $client.export.csvDataRedacted(
+    const redactedResponses = await $api.export.csvDataRedacted(
       req.params.sessionId,
     );
     const boundingBox =