diff --git a/compat/post.js b/compat/post.js
index be5abee4..6d526f7c 100644
--- a/compat/post.js
+++ b/compat/post.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const Obv = require('obz')
 exports.init = function (sbot) {
   const post = Obv()
   sbot.db.post = post
+  sbot.post = post
   sbot.db.onMsgAdded((ev) => {
     post.set(ev.kvt)
   })
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 32054903..b98a5328 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ module.exports = [
   require('ssb-box'),
   require('ssb-box2'),
   require('./compat/publish'),
-  require('./compat/post'),
   require('./migrate'),
 ]
diff --git a/test/compat.js b/test/compat.js
index 7da00185..a4b71183 100644
--- a/test/compat.js
+++ b/test/compat.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const sbot = SecretStack({ appKey: caps.shs })
   .use(require('../'))
   .use(require('../compat/db'))
   .use(require('../compat/history-stream'))
+  .use(require('../compat/post'))
   .call(null, {
     keys,
     path: dir,
@@ -109,6 +110,18 @@ test('keys', (t) => {
   t.end()
 })
 
+test('post', t=> {
+  sbot.post((msg)=> {
+    if (msg.value.content.text === 'post test') {
+      t.end()
+    }
+  })
+
+  sbot.publish({ type: 'test', text: 'post test'}, (err) => {
+    if (err) t.fail(err, 'failed publish for post')
+  })
+})
+
 test('teardown sbot', (t) => {
   sbot.close(true, () => t.end())
 })
diff --git a/test/validate.js b/test/validate.js
index 67166f61..41881330 100644
--- a/test/validate.js
+++ b/test/validate.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkdirp.sync(dir)
 
 const keys = ssbKeys.loadOrCreateSync(path.join(dir, 'secret'))
 
-const sbot = SecretStack({ appKey: caps.shs }).use(require('../')).call(null, {
+const sbot = SecretStack({ appKey: caps.shs }).use(require('../')).use(require('../compat/post')).call(null, {
   keys,
   path: dir,
 })