diff --git a/app/notify_client/api_key_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/api_key_api_client.py
index 914f409f4..e8429b650 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/api_key_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/api_key_api_client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
-from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user
-
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 # must match key types in notifications-api/app/models.py
 KEY_TYPE_NORMAL = 'normal'
@@ -8,7 +6,7 @@ KEY_TYPE_TEAM = 'team'
 KEY_TYPE_TEST = 'test'
 
 
-class ApiKeyApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class ApiKeyApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/events_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/events_api_client.py
index 5aef8dae0..8c2e99539 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/events_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/events_api_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class EventsApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class EventsApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
index 5ead8a736..4fca1e4e6 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/invite_api_client.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
-
-from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 from app.notify_client.models import InvitedUser
 
 
-class InviteApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class InviteApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
index 4ec07bc8f..7f45b3ac9 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/job_api_client.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
-from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class JobApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class JobApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
 
     JOB_STATUSES = {
         'scheduled',
diff --git a/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
index 430932f12..0c3d018df 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class NotificationApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class NotificationApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/organisations_client.py b/app/notify_client/organisations_client.py
index f58d075c4..58eb418f9 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/organisations_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/organisations_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class OrganisationsClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class OrganisationsClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
diff --git a/app/notify_client/provider_client.py b/app/notify_client/provider_client.py
index cd2614b2d..d40c0f4cb 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/provider_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/provider_client.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
-from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user
+
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class ProviderClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class ProviderClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
index 379bbcb14..e974890db 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from flask import url_for
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
 from app.utils import BrowsableItem
-from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class ServiceAPIClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class ServiceAPIClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     # Fudge assert in the super __init__ so
     # we can set those variables later.
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
index 74d0471a4..fc6c233c0 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/status_api_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
+
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class StatusApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class StatusApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/template_statistics_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/template_statistics_api_client.py
index 4da1d87cb..91dc7446c 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/template_statistics_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/template_statistics_api_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from notifications_python_client.base import BaseAPIClient
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
-class TemplateStatisticsApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class TemplateStatisticsApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
index c68a2e1e7..c1b129571 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/user_api_client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from notifications_python_client.notifications import BaseAPIClient
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
+from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
 from app.notify_client.models import User
 
 ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = {
 }
 
 
-class UserApiClient(BaseAPIClient):
+class UserApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("a", "b", "c")