diff --git a/src/lib/local-storage.js b/src/lib/local-storage.js
index 01b82dfd4..386f081b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/local-storage.js
+++ b/src/lib/local-storage.js
@@ -50,29 +50,7 @@ class LocalStorage implements IStorage {
     this.logger = logger.child({sub: 'fs'});
     this.config = config;
     this.localData = this._loadStorage(config, logger);
-    config.secret = config.checkSecretKey(this.localData.getSecret());
-    this.localData.setSecret(this.config.secret);
-  }
-
-  _loadStorage(config: Config, logger: Logger) {
-    const Storage = this._loadStorePlugin();
-
-    if (_.isNil(Storage)) {
-      return new LocalDatabase(this.config, logger);
-    } else {
-      return Storage;
-    }
-  }
-
-  _loadStorePlugin() {
-    const plugin_params = {
-      config: this.config,
-      logger: this.logger,
-    };
-
-    return _.head(loadPlugin(this.config, this.config.store, plugin_params, function(plugin) {
-      return plugin.getPackageStorage;
-    }));
+    this._setSecret(config);
   }
 
   addPackage(name: string, pkg: Package, callback: Callback) {
@@ -857,6 +835,32 @@ class LocalStorage implements IStorage {
       hash.url = UrlNode.format(tarballUrl);
     }
   }
+
+  _setSecret(config: Config) {
+    this.localData.setSecret(config.checkSecretKey(this.localData.getSecret()));
+  }
+
+  _loadStorage(config: Config, logger: Logger) {
+    const Storage = this._loadStorePlugin();
+
+    if (_.isNil(Storage)) {
+      return new LocalDatabase(this.config, logger);
+    } else {
+      return Storage;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _loadStorePlugin() {
+    const plugin_params = {
+      config: this.config,
+      logger: this.logger,
+    };
+
+    return _.head(loadPlugin(this.config, this.config.store, plugin_params, function(plugin) {
+      return plugin.getPackageStorage;
+    }));
+  }
+
 }
 
 export default LocalStorage;