diff --git a/tools/cabana/utils/api.cc b/tools/cabana/utils/api.cc
index 0dac0bb481..89379a8434 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/utils/api.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/utils/api.cc
@@ -108,36 +108,31 @@ bool HttpRequest::timeout() const {
   return reply && reply->error() == QNetworkReply::OperationCanceledError;
 }
 
-QNetworkRequest HttpRequest::prepareRequest(const QString &requestURL) {
-  QNetworkRequest request;
+void HttpRequest::sendRequest(const QString &requestURL, const HttpRequest::Method method) {
+  if (active()) {
+    qDebug() << "HttpRequest is active";
+    return;
+  }
   QString token;
   if (create_jwt) {
-    token = GetJwtToken();
+    token = CommaApi::create_jwt();
   } else {
     QString token_json = QString::fromStdString(util::read_file(util::getenv("HOME") + "/.comma/auth.json"));
     QJsonDocument json_d = QJsonDocument::fromJson(token_json.toUtf8());
     token = json_d["access_token"].toString();
   }
 
+  QNetworkRequest request;
   request.setUrl(QUrl(requestURL));
-  request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", GetUserAgent().toUtf8());
+  request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", getUserAgent().toUtf8());
 
   if (!token.isEmpty()) {
     request.setRawHeader(QByteArray("Authorization"), ("JWT " + token).toUtf8());
   }
-  return request;
-}
 
-void HttpRequest::sendRequest(const QString &requestURL, const Method method) {
-  if (active()) {
-    qDebug() << "HttpRequest is active";
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  QNetworkRequest request = prepareRequest(requestURL);
-  if (method == Method::GET) {
+  if (method == HttpRequest::Method::GET) {
     reply = nam()->get(request);
-  } else if (method == Method::DELETE) {
+  } else if (method == HttpRequest::Method::DELETE) {
     reply = nam()->deleteResource(request);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/cabana/utils/api.h b/tools/cabana/utils/api.h
index 80b85f7ca7..ad64d7e722 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/utils/api.h
+++ b/tools/cabana/utils/api.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTimer>
 
-#include "util.h"
 #include "common/util.h"
 
 namespace CommaApi {
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ class HttpRequest : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-  enum class Method {GET, DELETE, POST, PUT};
+  enum class Method {GET, DELETE};
 
   explicit HttpRequest(QObject* parent, bool create_jwt = true, int timeout = 20000);
-  virtual void sendRequest(const QString &requestURL, Method method);
-  void sendRequest(const QString &requestURL) { sendRequest(requestURL, Method::GET);}
+  void sendRequest(const QString &requestURL, const Method method = Method::GET);
   bool active() const;
   bool timeout() const;
 
@@ -37,14 +35,13 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
   QNetworkReply *reply = nullptr;
+
+private:
   static QNetworkAccessManager *nam();
   QTimer *networkTimer = nullptr;
   bool create_jwt;
-  virtual QNetworkRequest prepareRequest(const QString& requestURL);
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual QString GetJwtToken() const { return CommaApi::create_jwt(); }
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual QString GetUserAgent() const { return getUserAgent(); }
 
-protected slots:
+private slots:
   void requestTimeout();
   void requestFinished();
 };