diff --git a/gcloud/storage/acl.py b/gcloud/storage/acl.py
index 673aa05d744d..1be3a0a7d966 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/acl.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/acl.py
@@ -351,15 +351,33 @@ def get_entities(self):
         self._ensure_loaded()
         return list(self.entities.values())
 
-    def reload(self, connection=None):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _client_or_connection(client):
+        """Temporary method to get a connection from a client.
+
+        If the client is null, gets the connection from the environment.
+
+        :type client: :class:`gcloud.storage.client.Client` or ``NoneType``
+        :param client: Optional. The client to use.  If not passed, falls back
+                       to default connection.
+
+        :rtype: :class:`gcloud.storage.connection.Connection`
+        :returns: The connection determined from the ``client`` or environment.
+        """
+        if client is None:
+            return _require_connection()
+        else:
+            return client.connection
+
+    def reload(self, client=None):
         """Reload the ACL data from Cloud Storage.
 
-        :type connection: :class:`gcloud.storage.connection.Connection` or None
-        :param connection: explicit connection to use for API request;
-                           defaults to instance property.
+        :type client: :class:`gcloud.storage.client.Client` or ``NoneType``
+        :param client: Optional. The client to use.  If not passed, falls back
+                       to default connection.
         """
         path = self.reload_path
-        connection = _require_connection(connection)
+        connection = self._client_or_connection(client)
 
         self.entities.clear()
 
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
index ccd59f65d87f..50c7d607a5fa 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ def disable_website(self):
         """
         return self.configure_website(None, None)
 
-    def make_public(self, recursive=False, future=False, connection=None):
+    def make_public(self, recursive=False, future=False, client=None):
         """Make a bucket public.
 
         If ``recursive=True`` and the bucket contains more than 256
@@ -845,12 +845,11 @@ def make_public(self, recursive=False, future=False, connection=None):
         :param future: If True, this will make all objects created in the
                        future public as well.
 
-        :type connection: :class:`gcloud.storage.connection.Connection` or
-                          ``NoneType``
-        :param connection: Optional. The connection to use when sending
-                           requests. If not provided, falls back to default.
+        :type client: :class:`gcloud.storage.client.Client` or ``NoneType``
+        :param client: Optional. The client to use.  If not passed, falls back
+                       to default connection.
         """
-        connection = _require_connection(connection)
+        connection = self._client_or_connection(client)
 
         self.acl.all().grant_read()
         self.acl.save(connection=connection)
@@ -858,7 +857,7 @@ def make_public(self, recursive=False, future=False, connection=None):
         if future:
             doa = self.default_object_acl
             if not doa.loaded:
-                doa.reload(connection=connection)
+                doa.reload(client=client)
             doa.all().grant_read()
             doa.save(connection=connection)
 
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_acl.py b/gcloud/storage/test_acl.py
index 7c0b9fb197e1..4919062984e5 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_acl.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_acl.py
@@ -526,11 +526,12 @@ def test_reload_missing_w_explicit_connection(self):
         # https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-python/issues/652
         ROLE = 'role'
         connection = _Connection({})
+        client = _Client(connection)
         acl = self._makeOne()
         acl.reload_path = '/testing/acl'
         acl.loaded = True
         acl.entity('allUsers', ROLE)
-        acl.reload(connection=connection)
+        acl.reload(client=client)
         self.assertEqual(list(acl), [])
         kw = connection._requested
         self.assertEqual(len(kw), 1)
@@ -557,11 +558,12 @@ def test_reload_empty_result_clears_local_w_implicit_connection(self):
     def test_reload_empty_result_clears_local_w_explicit_connection(self):
         ROLE = 'role'
         connection = _Connection({'items': []})
+        client = _Client(connection)
         acl = self._makeOne()
         acl.reload_path = '/testing/acl'
         acl.loaded = True
         acl.entity('allUsers', ROLE)
-        acl.reload(connection=connection)
+        acl.reload(client=client)
         self.assertTrue(acl.loaded)
         self.assertEqual(list(acl), [])
         kw = connection._requested
@@ -590,10 +592,11 @@ def test_reload_nonempty_result_w_explicit_connection(self):
         ROLE = 'role'
         connection = _Connection(
             {'items': [{'entity': 'allUsers', 'role': ROLE}]})
+        client = _Client(connection)
         acl = self._makeOne()
         acl.reload_path = '/testing/acl'
         acl.loaded = True
-        acl.reload(connection=connection)
+        acl.reload(client=client)
         self.assertTrue(acl.loaded)
         self.assertEqual(list(acl), [{'entity': 'allUsers', 'role': ROLE}])
         kw = connection._requested
@@ -870,3 +873,9 @@ def api_request(self, **kw):
             raise NotFound('miss')
         else:
             return response
+
+
+class _Client(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, connection):
+        self.connection = connection
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
index f05b498c12e1..23943ec6c629 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ def test_make_public_recursive_too_many(self):
             ],
         }
         connection = _Connection(AFTER, GET_BLOBS_RESP)
+        client = _Client(connection)
         bucket = self._makeOne(NAME)
         bucket.acl.loaded = True
         bucket.default_object_acl.loaded = True
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ def test_make_public_recursive_too_many(self):
         # Make the Bucket refuse to make_public with 2 objects.
         bucket._MAX_OBJECTS_FOR_ITERATION = 1
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, bucket.make_public, recursive=True,
-                          connection=connection)
+                          client=client)
 
 
 class _Connection(object):