diff --git a/pyhive/hive.py b/pyhive/hive.py
index 9d610419..14af3d36 100644
--- a/pyhive/hive.py
+++ b/pyhive/hive.py
@@ -49,44 +49,6 @@
 }
 
 
-def get_sasl_client(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=None):
-    import sasl
-    sasl_client = sasl.Client()
-    sasl_client.setAttr('host', host)
-
-    if sasl_auth == 'GSSAPI':
-        if service is None:
-            raise ValueError("kerberos_service_name is required for GSSAPI authentication")
-        sasl_client.setAttr('service', service)
-    elif sasl_auth == 'PLAIN':
-        if username is None or password is None:
-            raise ValueError("username and password are required for PLAIN authentication")
-        sasl_client.setAttr('username', username)
-        sasl_client.setAttr('password', password)
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError
-
-    sasl_client.init()
-    return sasl_client
-
-
-def get_pure_sasl_client(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=None):
-    from pyhive.sasl_compat import PureSASLClient
-
-    if sasl_auth == 'GSSAPI':
-        if service is None:
-            raise ValueError("kerberos_service_name is required for GSSAPI authentication")
-        sasl_kwargs = {'service': service}
-    elif sasl_auth == 'PLAIN':
-        if username is None or password is None:
-            raise ValueError("username and password are required for PLAIN authentication")
-        sasl_kwargs = {'username': username, 'password': password}
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError
-
-    return PureSASLClient(host=host, **sasl_kwargs)
-
-
 def _parse_timestamp(value):
     if value:
         match = _TIMESTAMP_PATTERN.match(value)
@@ -246,6 +208,44 @@ def __init__(
                         # Password doesn't matter in NONE mode, just needs to be nonempty.
                         password = 'x'
 
+                def get_sasl_client(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=None):
+                    import sasl
+                    sasl_client = sasl.Client()
+                    sasl_client.setAttr('host', host)
+
+                    if sasl_auth == 'GSSAPI':
+                        if service is None:
+                            raise ValueError("kerberos_service_name is required for GSSAPI authentication")
+                        sasl_client.setAttr('service', service)
+                    elif sasl_auth == 'PLAIN':
+                        if username is None or password is None:
+                            raise ValueError("username and password are required for PLAIN authentication")
+                        sasl_client.setAttr('username', username)
+                        sasl_client.setAttr('password', password)
+                    else:
+                        raise AssertionError
+
+                    sasl_client.init()
+                    return sasl_client
+
+
+                def get_pure_sasl_client(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=None):
+                    from pyhive.sasl_compat import PureSASLClient
+
+                    if sasl_auth == 'GSSAPI':
+                        if service is None:
+                            raise ValueError("kerberos_service_name is required for GSSAPI authentication")
+                        sasl_kwargs = {'service': service}
+                    elif sasl_auth == 'PLAIN':
+                        if username is None or password is None:
+                            raise ValueError("username and password are required for PLAIN authentication")
+                        sasl_kwargs = {'username': username, 'password': password}
+                    else:
+                        raise AssertionError
+
+                    return PureSASLClient(host=host, **sasl_kwargs)
+
+
                 def get_installed_sasl(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=None):
                     try:
                         sasl_client = get_sasl_client(host=host, sasl_auth=sasl_auth, service=service, username=username, password=password)
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ def get_installed_sasl(host, sasl_auth, service=None, username=None, password=No
 
                 import thrift_sasl
                 self._transport = thrift_sasl.TSaslClientTransport(sasl_client, sasl_auth, socket)
+        
             else:
                 # All HS2 config options:
                 # https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/Setting+Up+HiveServer2#SettingUpHiveServer2-Configuration