diff --git a/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.js b/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.js
index f59014d4ca..09dab23da2 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Client {
   /**
    * Configure the client. Should only be called once.
    */
-  _configure (baseURL, options) {
+  configure (baseURL, options) {
     this._axios = axios.create({
       baseURL,
       timeout: 60 * 1000,
@@ -110,6 +110,35 @@ class Client {
       throw new RESTClientError(errorContext.message, errorContext.service, errorContext.status, errorContext.errorIdentifier, errorContext.reason)
     })
   }
+
+  _getConfigWithDescription (config = {}, description) {
+    return {
+      ...config,
+      description
+    }
+  }
+
+  get (url, description, config) {
+    return this._axios.get(url, this._getConfigWithDescription(config, description))
+  }
+
+  post (url, payload, description, config) {
+    return this._axios.post(url, payload, this._getConfigWithDescription(config, description))
+  }
+
+  put (url, payload, description, config) {
+    return this._axios.put(url, payload, this._getConfigWithDescription(config, description))
+  }
+
+  patch (url, payload, description, config) {
+    return this._axios.patch(url, payload, this._getConfigWithDescription(config, description))
+  }
+
+  delete (url, description, config) {
+    return this._axios.delete(url, this._getConfigWithDescription(config, description))
+  }
 }
 
-module.exports = { Client }
+module.exports = {
+  Client
+}
diff --git a/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.test.js b/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.test.js
index 4301b825e9..2d7c0fac0f 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.test.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/base-client/axios-base-client.test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
   const requestSuccessSpy = sinon.spy()
   const requestFailureSpy = sinon.spy()
   const client = new Client(app)
-  client._configure(baseUrl, {
+  client.configure(baseUrl, {
     onRequestStart: requestStartSpy,
     onSuccessResponse: requestSuccessSpy,
     onFailureResponse: requestFailureSpy
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
         .get('/')
         .reply(200, body)
 
-      return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
+      return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
         expect(response.data).to.deep.equal(body)
       })
     })
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
         .get('/')
         .reply(400, body)
 
-      return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.rejected.then((error) => {
+      return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.rejected.then((error) => {
         expect(error.message).to.equal('a-message')
         expect(error.errorCode).to.equal(400)
         expect(error.errorIdentifier).to.equal('AN-ERROR')
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
         .get('/')
         .reply(500, body)
 
-      return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.rejected.then((error) => {
+      return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.rejected.then((error) => {
         expect(error.message).to.equal('a-message')
         expect(error.errorCode).to.equal(500)
         expect(error.errorIdentifier).to.equal('AN-ERROR')
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
           response: { status: 500 }
         })
 
-      return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
+      return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
         expect(error.errorCode).to.equal(500)
         sinon.assert.calledThrice(requestStartSpy)
         requestStartSpy.getCall(0).calledWithMatch({
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Axios base client', () => {
           response: { status: 500 }
         })
 
-      return expect(client._axios.get('/')).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
+      return expect(client.get('/')).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
         expect(error.errorCode).to.equal(500)
         sinon.assert.calledOnce(requestStartSpy)
         sinon.assert.calledOnce(requestFailureSpy)
diff --git a/app/services/clients/base-client/config.js b/app/services/clients/base-client/config.js
index 39444b5fa9..3d2269d46f 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/base-client/config.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/base-client/config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function onFailureResponse (context) {
 }
 
 function configureClient (client, baseUrl) {
-  client._configure(baseUrl, {
+  client.configure(baseUrl, {
     transformRequestAddHeaders,
     onRequestStart,
     onSuccessResponse,
diff --git a/app/services/clients/base-client/config.test.js b/app/services/clients/base-client/config.test.js
index e21883923f..70e78f8990 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/base-client/config.test.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/base-client/config.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Client config', () => {
     nock(baseUrl)
       .get('/')
       .reply(200)
-    return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
+    return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
       expect(response.request.headers).to.have.property('x-request-id', 'abc123')
     })
   })
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('Client config', () => {
     nock(baseUrl)
       .get('/')
       .reply(200)
-    return expect(client._axios.get('/', { description: 'foo' })).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
+    return expect(client.get('/', 'foo')).to.be.fulfilled.then((response) => {
       expect(response.request.headers).to.not.have.key('x-request-id')
     })
   })
diff --git a/app/services/clients/connector.client.js b/app/services/clients/connector.client.js
index 04937a6222..1f775e36ad 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/connector.client.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/connector.client.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const CHECK_WORLDPAY_CREDENTIALS_PATH = '/v1/api/accounts/{accountId}/worldpay/c
 const FLEX_CREDENTIALS_PATH = '/v1/api/accounts/{accountId}/3ds-flex-credentials'
 const CANCEL_AGREEMENT_PATH = '/v1/api/accounts/{accountId}/agreements/{agreementId}/cancel'
 
-
 /** @private */
 function _accountApiUrlFor (gatewayAccountId) {
   return ACCOUNT_API_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId)
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
    */
   getAccount: function (params) {
     const url = _accountUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'get an account' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get an account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
   /**
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
    */
   getAccountByExternalId: function (params) {
     const url = _accountByExternalIdUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountExternalId)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'get an account' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get an account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
    */
   getAccounts: function (params) {
     const url = _accountsUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountIds)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'get an account' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get an account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       payload.analytics_id = analyticsId
     }
 
-    return this.client._axios.post(ACCOUNTS_API_PATH, payload,
-      { description: 'create a gateway account' })
+    return this.client.post(ACCOUNTS_API_PATH, payload, 'create a gateway account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -182,8 +180,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       }
     ]
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'patch gateway account credentials' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'patch gateway account credentials')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -205,8 +202,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       }
     ]
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'patch gateway account credentials for google pay merchant id' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'patch gateway account credentials for google pay merchant id')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -227,8 +223,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
         value: params.userExternalId
       }]
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'patch gateway account credentials state' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'patch gateway account credentials state')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -246,8 +241,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       url: url
     })
 
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'patch gateway account credentials' })
+    return this.client.post(url, params.payload, 'patch gateway account credentials')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -259,15 +253,13 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
    */
   postCheckWorldpay3dsFlexCredentials: function (params) {
     const url = CHECK_WORLDPAY_3DS_FLEX_CREDENTIALS_PATH.replace('{accountId}', params.gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'Check Worldpay 3DS Flex credentials' })
+    return this.client.post(url, params.payload, 'Check Worldpay 3DS Flex credentials')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
   postCheckWorldpayCredentials: function (params) {
     const url = CHECK_WORLDPAY_CREDENTIALS_PATH.replace('{accountId}', params.gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'Check Worldpay credentials' })
+    return this.client.post(url, params.payload, 'Check Worldpay credentials')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -279,8 +271,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   post3dsFlexAccountCredentials: function (params) {
     const url = _get3dsFlexCredentialsUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'Update 3DS Flex credentials' })
+    return this.client.post(url, params.payload, 'Update 3DS Flex credentials')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -292,8 +283,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   postCancelAgreement: function (params) {
     const url = _getCancelAgreementPathFor(params.gatewayAccountId, params.agreementId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'Cancel agreement' })
+    return this.client.post(url, params.payload, 'Cancel agreement')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -305,7 +295,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   getAcceptedCardsForAccountPromise: function (gatewayAccountId) {
     const url = _accountAcceptedCardTypesUrlFor(gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'get accepted card types for account' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get accepted card types for account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -318,8 +308,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   postAcceptedCardsForAccount: function (gatewayAccountId, payload) {
     const url = _accountAcceptedCardTypesUrlFor(gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, payload,
-      { description: 'post accepted card types for account' })
+    return this.client.post(url, payload, 'post accepted card types for account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -330,7 +319,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   getAllCardTypes: function () {
     const url = CARD_TYPES_API_PATH
 
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'Retrieves all card types' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'Retrieves all card types')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -345,8 +334,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
     const payload = {
       service_name: serviceName
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'update service name' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'update service name')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -362,8 +350,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       path: 'allow_apple_pay',
       value: allowApplePay
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'toggle allow apple pay' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'toggle allow apple pay')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -379,8 +366,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       path: 'allow_google_pay',
       value: allowGooglePay
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'toggle allow google pay' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'toggle allow google pay')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -396,8 +382,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       path: 'moto_mask_card_number_input',
       value: isMaskCardNumber
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'Toggle gateway account card number masking setting' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'Toggle gateway account card number masking setting')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -413,8 +398,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       path: 'moto_mask_card_security_code_input',
       value: isMaskSecurityCode
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'Toggle gateway account card security code masking setting' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'Toggle gateway account card security code masking setting')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -426,8 +410,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
    */
   postChargeRefund: function (gatewayAccountId, chargeId, payload) {
     const url = CHARGE_REFUNDS_API_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId).replace('{chargeId}', chargeId)
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, payload,
-      { description: 'submit refund' })
+    return this.client.post(url, payload, 'submit refund')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
   /**
@@ -437,8 +420,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   updateConfirmationEmail: function (params) {
     const url = _getNotificationEmailUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'update confirmation email' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, params.payload, 'update confirmation email')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -449,8 +431,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   updateConfirmationEmailEnabled: function (params) {
     const url = _getNotificationEmailUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'update confirmation email enabled' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, params.payload, 'update confirmation email enabled')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -461,8 +442,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   updateEmailCollectionMode: function (params) {
     const url = _accountApiUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'update email collection mode' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, params.payload, 'update email collection mode')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -473,8 +453,7 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
   updateRefundEmailEnabled: function (params) {
     const url = _getNotificationEmailUrlFor(params.gatewayAccountId)
 
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, params.payload,
-      { description: 'update refund email enabled' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, params.payload, 'update refund email enabled')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
@@ -490,16 +469,14 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
       path: 'integration_version_3ds',
       value: integrationVersion3ds
     }
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'Set the 3DS integration version to use when authorising with the gateway' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'Set the 3DS integration version to use when authorising with the gateway')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
   getStripeAccountSetup: function (gatewayAccountId) {
     const url = STRIPE_ACCOUNT_SETUP_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, {
-      description: 'get stripe account setup flags for gateway account'
-    }).then(response => (new StripeAccountSetup(response.data)))
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get stripe account setup flags for gateway account')
+      .then(response => (new StripeAccountSetup(response.data)))
   },
 
   setStripeAccountSetupFlag: function (gatewayAccountId, stripeAccountSetupFlag) {
@@ -511,35 +488,31 @@ ConnectorClient.prototype = {
         value: true
       }
     ]
-    return this.client._axios.patch(url, payload,
-      { description: 'set stripe account setup flag to true for gateway account' })
+    return this.client.patch(url, payload, 'set stripe account setup flag to true for gateway account')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
   getStripeAccount: function (gatewayAccountId) {
     const url = STRIPE_ACCOUNT_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, {
-      description: 'get stripe account for gateway account'
-    }).then(response => (new StripeAccount(response.data)))
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get stripe account for gateway account')
+      .then(response => (new StripeAccount(response.data)))
   },
 
   postChargeRequest: function (gatewayAccountId, payload) {
     const url = CHARGES_API_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, payload,
-      { description: 'create payment' })
+    return this.client.post(url, payload, 'create payment')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
   getCharge: function (gatewayAccountId, chargeExternalId) {
     const url = CHARGE_API_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId).replace('{chargeId}', chargeExternalId)
-    return this.client._axios.get(url, { description: 'get a charge' })
+    return this.client.get(url, 'get a charge')
       .then(response => response.data)
   },
 
   postAccountSwitchPSP: function (gatewayAccountId, payload) {
     const url = SWITCH_PSP_PATH.replace('{accountId}', gatewayAccountId)
-    return this.client._axios.post(url, payload,
-      { description: 'switch account payment service provider' })
+    return this.client.post(url, payload, 'switch account payment service provider')
       .then(response => response.data)
   }
 }