diff --git a/salt/crypt.py b/salt/crypt.py
index 2d19c9d9b5..7b6ad6c7f5 100644
--- a/salt/crypt.py
+++ b/salt/crypt.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         context = zmq.Context()
         socket = context.socket(zmq.REQ)
         socket.connect(self.opts['master_uri'])
-        payload = self.serial.package(self.minion_sign_in_payload())
+        payload = self.serial.dumps(self.minion_sign_in_payload())
         socket.send(payload)
         payload = self.serial.unpackage(socket.recv())
         if 'load' in payload:
diff --git a/salt/payload.py b/salt/payload.py
index e07091a412..b671b52cbc 100644
--- a/salt/payload.py
+++ b/salt/payload.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Serial(object):
         self.opts = opts
         self.serial = self.opts.get('serial', 'msgpack')
 
-    def loads(msg):
+    def loads(self, msg):
         '''
         Run the correct loads serialization format
         '''
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ class Serial(object):
             except:
                 return msgpack.loads(msg)
 
-    def load(fn_):
+    def load(self, fn_):
         '''
         Run the correct serialization to load a file
         '''
         data = fn_.read()
         return self.loads(data)
 
-    def dumps(msg):
+    def dumps(self, msg):
         '''
         Run the correct dums serialization format
         '''
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Serial(object):
         else:
             return msgpack.dumps(msg)
 
-    def dump(msg, fn_):
+    def dump(self, msg, fn_):
         '''
         Serialize the correct data into the named file object
         '''