diff --git a/webserver/client.py b/webserver/client.py
index 603cc8ddb..be0172fbe 100644
--- a/webserver/client.py
+++ b/webserver/client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from chocolate_protocol_pb2 import chocolatemessage
-import urllib2, os, sys
+import urllib2, os, sys, time
 
 try:
     upstream = "https://%s/chocolate.py" % os.environ["CHOCOLATESERVER"]
@@ -17,4 +17,13 @@ def do(m):
 def decode(m):
     return str(chocolatemessage.FromString(m))
 
+def make_request(m):
+    m.request.add()
+    m.request[0].nonce = "blah"
+    m.request[0].recipient = "ca.example.com"
+    m.request[0].timestamp = int(time.time())
+    m.request[0].csr = "FOO"
+    m.request[0].sig = "BAR"
+
 m = chocolatemessage()
+