diff --git a/lib/testutil/glob.go b/lib/testutil/glob.go
index 0bc1482..fa36e79 100644
--- a/lib/testutil/glob.go
+++ b/lib/testutil/glob.go
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
 	"io"
 	"sort"
 
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/context"
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/ipc"
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/naming"
-	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/rt"
 )
 
 // GlobName calls __Glob on the given object with the given pattern and returns
 // a sorted list of matching object names, or an error.
-func GlobName(name, pattern string) ([]string, error) {
-	call, err := rt.R().Client().StartCall(rt.R().NewContext(), name, ipc.GlobMethod, []interface{}{pattern})
+func GlobName(ctx context.T, name, pattern string) ([]string, error) {
+	client := ctx.Runtime().(veyron2.Runtime).Client()
+	call, err := client.StartCall(ctx, name, ipc.GlobMethod, []interface{}{pattern})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/runtimes/google/ipc/glob_test.go b/runtimes/google/ipc/glob_test.go
index 21d8631..79e9859 100644
--- a/runtimes/google/ipc/glob_test.go
+++ b/runtimes/google/ipc/glob_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 }
 
 func TestGlob(t *testing.T) {
-	runtime := rt.Init()
+	runtime, err := rt.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	defer runtime.Cleanup()
 
 	namespace := []string{
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		name := naming.JoinAddressName(ep, tc.name)
-		results, err := testutil.GlobName(name, tc.pattern)
+		results, err := testutil.GlobName(runtime.NewContext(), name, tc.pattern)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected Glob error for (%q, %q): %v", tc.name, tc.pattern, err)
 			continue
diff --git a/services/mgmt/application/impl/impl_test.go b/services/mgmt/application/impl/impl_test.go
index 9b4395c..d8c158c 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/application/impl/impl_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/application/impl/impl_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Test Glob
-	matches, err := testutil.GlobName(naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint.String(), ""), "...")
+	matches, err := testutil.GlobName(ctx, naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint.String(), ""), "...")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected Glob error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/mgmt/binary/impl/impl_test.go b/services/mgmt/binary/impl/impl_test.go
index 4eaa06e..35aa2e3 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/binary/impl/impl_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/binary/impl/impl_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 		if bytes.Compare(output, data) != 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected output: expected %v, got %v", data, output)
 		}
-		results, err := testutil.GlobName(naming.JoinAddressName(ep, ""), "...")
+		results, err := testutil.GlobName(rt.R().NewContext(), naming.JoinAddressName(ep, ""), "...")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("GlobName failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 			t.FailNow()
 		}
 	}
-	results, err := testutil.GlobName(naming.JoinAddressName(ep, ""), "...")
+	results, err := testutil.GlobName(rt.R().NewContext(), naming.JoinAddressName(ep, ""), "...")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("GlobName failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/mgmt/debug/dispatcher_test.go b/services/mgmt/debug/dispatcher_test.go
index f49afd2..46fd799 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/debug/dispatcher_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/debug/dispatcher_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 	// Access a logs directory that exists.
 	{
-		results, err := testutil.GlobName(naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint, "debug/logs"), "*")
+		results, err := testutil.GlobName(runtime.NewContext(), naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint, "debug/logs"), "*")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Glob failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 	// Access a logs directory that doesn't exist.
 	{
-		results, err := testutil.GlobName(naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint, "debug/logs/nowheretobefound"), "*")
+		results, err := testutil.GlobName(runtime.NewContext(), naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint, "debug/logs/nowheretobefound"), "*")
 		if len(results) != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected result. Got %v, want ''", results)
 		}
diff --git a/services/mgmt/node/impl/impl_test.go b/services/mgmt/node/impl/impl_test.go
index ad669d5..103b2d4 100644
--- a/services/mgmt/node/impl/impl_test.go
+++ b/services/mgmt/node/impl/impl_test.go
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
 	logFileRemoveErrorFatalWarningRE := regexp.MustCompile("(ERROR|FATAL|WARNING)")
 	statsTrimRE := regexp.MustCompile("/stats/(ipc|system(/start-time.*)?)$")
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
-		results, err := testutil.GlobName(tc.name, tc.pattern)
+		results, err := testutil.GlobName(rt.R().NewContext(), tc.name, tc.pattern)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected glob error for (%q, %q): %v", tc.name, tc.pattern, err)
 			continue
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Call Size() on the log file objects.
-	files, err := testutil.GlobName("nm", "apps/google naps/"+installID+"/"+instance1ID+"/logs/*")
+	files, err := testutil.GlobName(rt.R().NewContext(), "nm", "apps/google naps/"+installID+"/"+instance1ID+"/logs/*")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected glob error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Call Value() on some of the stats objects.
-	objects, err := testutil.GlobName("nm", "apps/google naps/"+installID+"/"+instance1ID+"/stats/system/start-time*")
+	objects, err := testutil.GlobName(rt.R().NewContext(), "nm", "apps/google naps/"+installID+"/"+instance1ID+"/stats/system/start-time*")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected glob error: %v", err)
 	}