diff --git a/clients/socks5/src/commands/init.rs b/clients/socks5/src/commands/init.rs
index bc0ec0beb1..53d3b6ddc1 100644
--- a/clients/socks5/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/clients/socks5/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ pub fn command_args<'a, 'b>() -> clap::App<'a, 'b> {
     app
 }
 
+// TODO: make this private again after refactoring the config setup
 pub async fn register_with_gateway(
     gateway: &gateway::Node,
     our_identity: Arc<identity::KeyPair>,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ pub async fn register_with_gateway(
         .expect("failed to register with the gateway!")
 }
 
+// TODO: make this private again after refactoring the config setup
 pub async fn gateway_details(
     validator_servers: Vec<Url>,
     chosen_gateway_id: Option<&str>,
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ pub async fn gateway_details(
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: make this private again after refactoring the config setup
 pub fn show_address(config: &Config) {
     fn load_identity_keys(pathfinder: &ClientKeyPathfinder) -> identity::KeyPair {
         let identity_keypair: identity::KeyPair =
diff --git a/clients/socks5/src/lib.rs b/clients/socks5/src/lib.rs
index a30c045661..39c657356c 100644
--- a/clients/socks5/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clients/socks5/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 pub mod client;
+// This is only used as we reach into the init functions in nym-connect. We need to refactor the
+// init functions so that nym-connect can just call the same init function as the regular socks5
+// client.
+#[allow(unused)]
 pub mod commands;
 pub mod socks;