diff --git a/services/commtest/src/backup_utils.rs b/services/commtest/src/backup_utils.rs
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+++ b/services/commtest/src/backup_utils.rs
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+pub mod proto {
+  tonic::include_proto!("backup");
+}
+
+pub use proto::backup_service_client::BackupServiceClient;
+
+pub use proto::{
+  create_new_backup_request::Data::{
+    DeviceId, KeyEntropy, NewCompactionChunk, NewCompactionHash,
+    UserId as CreateNewBackupUserId,
+  },
+  send_log_request::Data::{
+    BackupId, LogData, LogHash, UserId as SendLogUserId,
+  },
+  CreateNewBackupRequest, SendLogRequest,
+};