diff --git a/northbound/server/nbi.go b/northbound/server/nbi.go
index 4e5ebd77344c58a3a883163ece457a3446a66635..2e17223c969be515b278f07e6c02775b4e761dc7 100644
--- a/northbound/server/nbi.go
+++ b/northbound/server/nbi.go
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ import (
 
 var pndc *nucleus.PndStore
 
+// NorthboundInterface is the representation of the
+// gRPC services used provided.
+type NorthboundInterface struct {
+	Pnd  *pnd
+	Core *core
+}
+
 // NewNBI receives a PndStore and returns a new gRPC *NorthboundInterface
 func NewNBI(pnds *nucleus.PndStore) *NorthboundInterface {
 	pndc = pnds
@@ -14,10 +21,3 @@ func NewNBI(pnds *nucleus.PndStore) *NorthboundInterface {
 		Core: &core{},
 	}
 }
-
-// NorthboundInterface is the representation of the
-// gRPC services used provided.
-type NorthboundInterface struct {
-	Pnd  *pnd
-	Core *core
-}