diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 06f56a9..15de9d6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 	if cfg.SlackWebhookURL == "" {
 		fmt.Println("No slack_webhook_url configured. Reporting bugs to slack is disabled.")
 	} else {
-		slack = NewSlackClient(cfg.SlackWebhookURL)
+		slack = newSlackClient(cfg.SlackWebhookURL)
 	}
 
 	apiPrefix := cfg.APIPrefix
diff --git a/slack.go b/slack.go
index 141a307..5121f3f 100644
--- a/slack.go
+++ b/slack.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type slackClient struct {
 	face    string
 }
 
-func NewSlackClient(webHook string) *slackClient {
+func newSlackClient(webHook string) *slackClient {
 	return &slackClient{
 		webHook: webHook,
 		name:    "Notifier",