diff --git a/consul/server_manager/server_manager.go b/consul/server_manager/server_manager.go
index 80a8f71f33..e6d847c5d4 100644
--- a/consul/server_manager/server_manager.go
+++ b/consul/server_manager/server_manager.go
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ func (sm *ServerManager) getServerConfig() serverConfig {
 	return sm.serverConfigValue.Load().(serverConfig)
 }
 
+// saveServerConfig is a convenience method which hides the locking semantics
+// of atomic.Value from the caller.
+func (sm *ServerManager) saveServerConfig(sc serverConfig) {
+	sm.serverConfigValue.Store(sc)
+}
+
 // New is the only way to safely create a new ServerManager struct.
 func New(logger *log.Logger, shutdownCh chan struct{}, clusterInfo ConsulClusterInfo) (sm *ServerManager) {
 	// NOTE(sean@): Can't pass *consul.Client due to an import cycle
@@ -287,12 +293,6 @@ func (sm *ServerManager) refreshServerRebalanceTimer(timer *time.Timer) time.Dur
 	return connRebalanceTimeout
 }
 
-// saveServerConfig is a convenience method which hides the locking semantics
-// of atomic.Value from the caller.
-func (sm *ServerManager) saveServerConfig(sc serverConfig) {
-	sm.serverConfigValue.Store(sc)
-}
-
 // Start is used to start and manage the task of automatically shuffling and
 // rebalancing the list of consul servers.  This maintenance only happens
 // periodically based on the expiration of the timer.  Failed servers are