diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
index a4e7dbe3..bb728181 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ util.inherits(TemplateMaps, EventEmitter);
 module.exports = TemplateMaps;
 
 
-var o = TemplateMaps.prototype;
-
 //--------------- PRIVATE METHODS --------------------------------
 
-o._userTemplateLimit = function() {
+TemplateMaps.prototype._userTemplateLimit = function() {
   return this.opts.max_user_templates || 0;
 };
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ o._userTemplateLimit = function() {
  * @param redisArgs - the arguments for the redis function in an array
  * @param callback - function to pass results too.
  */
-o._redisCmd = function(redisFunc, redisArgs, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype._redisCmd = function(redisFunc, redisArgs, callback) {
   var redisClient;
   var that = this;
   var db = that.db_signatures;
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ o._redisCmd = function(redisFunc, redisArgs, callback) {
 var _reValidNameIdentifier = /^[a-z0-9][0-9a-z_\-]*$/i;
 var _reValidPlaceholderIdentifier = /^[a-z][0-9a-z_]*$/i;
 // jshint maxcomplexity:15
-o._checkInvalidTemplate = function(template) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype._checkInvalidTemplate = function(template) {
   if ( template.version !== '0.0.1' ) {
     return new Error("Unsupported template version " + template.version);
   }
@@ -200,7 +198,7 @@ function templateDefaults(template) {
 // @param callback function(err, tpl_id)
 //        Return template identifier (only valid for given user)
 //
-o.addTemplate = function(owner, template, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.addTemplate = function(owner, template, callback) {
     var self = this;
 
     template = templateDefaults(template);
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ o.addTemplate = function(owner, template, callback) {
 //
 // @param callback function(err)
 //
-o.delTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.delTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
     var self = this;
     step(
         function deleteTemplate() {
@@ -297,7 +295,8 @@ o.delTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
 //
 // @param callback function(err)
 //
-o.updTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, template, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.updTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, template, callback) {
+    
     var self = this;
 
     template = templateDefaults(template);
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ o.updTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, template, callback) {
 // @param callback function(err, tpl_id_list)
 //        Returns a list of template identifiers
 //
-o.listTemplates = function(owner, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.listTemplates = function(owner, callback) {
     this._redisCmd('HKEYS', [ this.key_usr_tpl({owner:owner}) ], callback);
 };
 
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ o.listTemplates = function(owner, callback) {
 // @param callback function(err, template)
 //        Return full template definition
 //
-o.getTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.getTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
     var self = this;
     step(
         function getTemplate() {
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ o.getTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
     );
 };
 
-o.isAuthorized = function(template, authTokens) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.isAuthorized = function(template, authTokens) {
     if (!template) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ function _replaceVars (str, params) {
     });
     return str;
 }
-o.instance = function(template, params) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.instance = function(template, params) {
   var all_params = {};
   var phold = template.placeholders || {};
   Object.keys(phold).forEach(function(k) {
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ o.instance = function(template, params) {
 };
 
 // Return a fingerPrint of the object
-o.fingerPrint = function(template) {
+TemplateMaps.prototype.fingerPrint = function(template) {
   return crypto.createHash('md5')
     .update(JSON.stringify(template))
     .digest('hex')