diff --git a/cmd/collector/app/http_handler.go b/cmd/collector/app/http_handler.go
index de30edaa621..1869a4c7816 100644
--- a/cmd/collector/app/http_handler.go
+++ b/cmd/collector/app/http_handler.go
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ func NewAPIHandler(
 
 // RegisterRoutes registers routes for this handler on the given router
 func (aH *APIHandler) RegisterRoutes(router *mux.Router) {
-	router.HandleFunc("/api/traces", aH.saveSpan).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	router.HandleFunc("/api/traces", aH.SaveSpan).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 }
 
-func (aH *APIHandler) saveSpan(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+// SaveSpan submits the span provided in the request body to the JaegerBatchesHandler
+func (aH *APIHandler) SaveSpan(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	r.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/collector/app/http_handler_test.go b/cmd/collector/app/http_handler_test.go
index c5d5e8c833a..82106012e90 100644
--- a/cmd/collector/app/http_handler_test.go
+++ b/cmd/collector/app/http_handler_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestCannotReadBodyFromRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "whatever", &errReader{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	rw := dummyResponseWriter{}
-	handler.saveSpan(&rw, req)
+	handler.SaveSpan(&rw, req)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, rw.myStatusCode)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "Unable to process request body: Simulated error reading body\n", rw.myBody)
 }