diff --git a/lib/cartodb/signed_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/signed_maps.js
index 6931337f..11cfa72e 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/signed_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/signed_maps.js
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ o.authorizedByCert = function(cert, auth) {
 //
 o.isAuthorized = function(signer, map_id, auth, callback) {
   var that = this;
+  var redisClient;
+  var db = that.db_signatures;
   var authorized = false;
   var certificate_id_list;
   var missing_certificates = [];
@@ -169,9 +171,15 @@ o.isAuthorized = function(signer, map_id, auth, callback) {
     console.log("Check auth from signer '" + signer + "' on map '" + map_id + "' with auth '" + auth + "'");
   }
   Step(
-    function getMapSignatures() {
+    function getRedisClient() {
+      that.redis_pool.acquire(db, this);
+    },
+    function getMapSignatures(err, client) {
+      if ( err ) throw err;
+      redisClient = client;
       var map_sig_key = _.template(that.key_map_sig, {signer:signer, map_id:map_id});
-      that._redisCmd('SMEMBERS', [ map_sig_key ], this);
+      redisClient.SMEMBERS(map_sig_key, this);
+      //that._redisCmd('SMEMBERS', [ map_sig_key ], this);
     },
     function getCertificates(err, crt_lst) {
       if ( err ) throw err;
@@ -186,7 +194,8 @@ o.isAuthorized = function(signer, map_id, auth, callback) {
         return crt_lst;
       }
       var map_crt_key = _.template(that.key_map_crt, {signer:signer});
-      that._redisCmd('HMGET', [ map_crt_key ].concat(crt_lst), this);
+      //that._redisCmd('HMGET', [ map_crt_key ].concat(crt_lst), this);
+      redisClient.HMGET(map_crt_key, crt_lst, this);
     },
     function checkCertificates(err, certs) {
       if ( err ) throw err;
@@ -223,6 +232,7 @@ o.isAuthorized = function(signer, map_id, auth, callback) {
           + " missing certificates: "
           + missing_certificates + " (TODO: give cleanup instructions)");
       }
+      if ( redisClient ) that.redis_pool.release(db, redisClient);
       callback(err, authorized);
     }
   );