diff --git a/include/sntl/connection.h b/include/sntl/connection.h
index 572558c..c9a05de 100644
--- a/include/sntl/connection.h
+++ b/include/sntl/connection.h
@@ -181,10 +181,13 @@ extern conn_sys_t *conn_sys;
 
 /* General API */
 /* subsystem */
+
+extern conn_sys_t *conn_sys;
+
 int connections_subsystem_init(void);
 
 int connections_subsystem_setsslserts(const char *rootca, const char *certpem,
-        const char *certkey);
+                                      const char *certkey);
 
 int connections_subsystem_setrpclist_function(usrtc_t* (*get_rpc_typed_list_tree)(conn_t *));