diff --git a/util/http/trie.go b/util/http/trie.go
index ec15a171..dd38c6e9 100644
--- a/util/http/trie.go
+++ b/util/http/trie.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func NewTrie() *Node {
 	return &Node{}
 }
 
+type Trie = Node
+
 type Node struct {
 	// regexp matcher for regexp nodes
 	rex *regexp.Regexp
diff --git a/util/http/trie_test.go b/util/http/trie_test.go
index 9d796bba..d4e0a4db 100644
--- a/util/http/trie_test.go
+++ b/util/http/trie_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestTrieBackwards(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = &Trie{}
+}
+
 func TestTrieWildcardPathPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	type handler struct {