diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 5235c35..01176aa 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func hashPiece(piece []byte) []byte {
 	return h.Sum(nil)
 }
 
-func CreateTorrent(fileName string, filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
+func createTorrent(fileName string, filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	chunk := make([]byte, TORRENT_PIECE_LENGTH)
 
 	torrent := Torrent{
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func fileTorrentHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	encoded, err := CreateTorrent(fileName, filePath)
+	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		oopsHandler(c, w, r) // 500 - creating torrent failed
 		return
diff --git a/torrent_test.go b/torrent_test.go
index 5a1d34a..f0b2c8c 100644
--- a/torrent_test.go
+++ b/torrent_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestCreateTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 	fileName := "server.go"
 	var decoded Torrent
 
-	encoded, err := CreateTorrent(fileName, fileName)
+	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestCreateTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateTorrentWithImage(t *testing.T) {
 	var decoded Torrent
 
-	encoded, err := CreateTorrent("test.jpg", "static/images/404.jpg")
+	encoded, err := createTorrent("test.jpg", "static/images/404.jpg")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}