diff --git a/lib/REST/AbstractHandler.php b/lib/REST/AbstractHandler.php
index 6060da4..f0e39e7 100644
--- a/lib/REST/AbstractHandler.php
+++ b/lib/REST/AbstractHandler.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace JKingWeb\Arsse\REST;
 
+use JKingWeb\Arsse\Arsse;
 use JKingWeb\Arsse\Misc\Date;
 use JKingWeb\Arsse\Misc\ValueInfo;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@ abstract class AbstractHandler implements Handler {
     abstract public function __construct();
     abstract public function dispatch(ServerRequestInterface $req): ResponseInterface;
 
+    /** @codeCoverageIgnore */
+    protected function now(): \DateTimeImmutable {
+        return Date::normalize("now");
+    }
+
+    protected function isAdmin(): bool {
+        return (bool) Arsse::$user->propertiesGet(Arsse::$user->id, false)['admin'];
+    }
+
     protected function fieldMapNames(array $data, array $map): array {
         $out = [];
         foreach ($map as $to => $from) {
diff --git a/lib/REST/Miniflux/V1.php b/lib/REST/Miniflux/V1.php
index 99c6a9b..5474dc0 100644
--- a/lib/REST/Miniflux/V1.php
+++ b/lib/REST/Miniflux/V1.php
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ class V1 extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\REST\AbstractHandler {
     public function __construct() {
     }
 
-    /** @codeCoverageIgnore */
-    protected function now(): \DateTimeImmutable {
-        return Date::normalize("now");
-    }
-
     protected function authenticate(ServerRequestInterface $req): bool {
         // first check any tokens; this is what Miniflux does
         if ($req->hasHeader("X-Auth-Token")) {
@@ -143,11 +138,6 @@ class V1 extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\REST\AbstractHandler {
         return false;
     }
 
-    protected function isAdmin(): bool {
-        return (bool) Arsse::$user->propertiesGet(Arsse::$user->id, false)['admin'];
-    }
-
-
     public function dispatch(ServerRequestInterface $req): ResponseInterface {
         // try to authenticate
         if (!$this->authenticate($req)) {