diff --git a/util/util.js b/util/util.js
index 73268414db78438f2d4e8f3d0bc688a544374cac..cc1454e249dd577b239f7653df67809a1d89b7af 100644
--- a/util/util.js
+++ b/util/util.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ function createRequest(path, method, data) {
   });
 }
 module.exports = {
+  request,
   createWebAPIRequest,
   createRequest
 };