diff --git a/ipe/auth.go b/ipe/auth.go
index ed7b79f..66094e3 100644
--- a/ipe/auth.go
+++ b/ipe/auth.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func restAuthenticationHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		vars := mux.Vars(r)
 		appID := vars["app_id"]
 
-		app, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+		app, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
diff --git a/ipe/config.go b/ipe/config.go
index df16c6c..c76c1e2 100644
--- a/ipe/config.go
+++ b/ipe/config.go
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ type configFile struct {
 	Apps     []*app
 }
 
-// Error for App not found
-var AppNotFoundError = errors.New("App not found")
-
 // Initialize Apps
 func (c *configFile) Init() {
 	for _, app := range c.Apps {
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *configFile) GetAppByAppID(appID string) (*app, error) {
 			return a, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return &app{}, AppNotFoundError
+	return &app{}, errors.New("App not found")
 }
 
 // Returns an App with by key
@@ -49,5 +46,5 @@ func (c *configFile) GetAppByKey(key string) (*app, error) {
 			return a, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return &app{}, AppNotFoundError
+	return &app{}, errors.New("App not found")
 }
diff --git a/ipe/extra_handlers.go b/ipe/extra_handlers.go
index a17236d..4bf1b5c 100644
--- a/ipe/extra_handlers.go
+++ b/ipe/extra_handlers.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func restCheckAppDisabledHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		vars := mux.Vars(r)
 		appID := vars["app_id"]
 
-		currentApp, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+		currentApp, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Could not found an app with app_id: %s", appID), http.StatusForbidden)
diff --git a/ipe/ipe.go b/ipe/ipe.go
index 1382944..a89194e 100644
--- a/ipe/ipe.go
+++ b/ipe/ipe.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Conf holds the global configuration state
-var Conf configFile
+var conf configFile
 
 // Start Parse the configuration file and starts the ipe server
 func Start(configfile string) error {
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ func Start(configfile string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &Conf); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &conf); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	Conf.Init()
+	conf.Init()
 	router := newRouter()
 
-	if err := http.ListenAndServe(Conf.Host, router); err != nil {
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe(conf.Host, router); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/ipe/rest.go b/ipe/rest.go
index 37a1054..80f59e3 100644
--- a/ipe/rest.go
+++ b/ipe/rest.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func postEvents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	appID := vars["app_id"]
 
-	app, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+	app, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Could not found an app with app_id: %s", appID), http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func getChannels(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	app, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+	app, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Could not found an app with app_id: %s", appID), http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func getChannel(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 
 	appID := vars["app_id"]
-	app, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+	app, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Could not found an app with app_id: %s", appID), http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func getChannelUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	app, err := Conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
+	app, err := conf.GetAppByAppID(appID)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Could not found an app with app_id: %s", appID), http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/ipe/router.go b/ipe/router.go
index 61b32de..71d41b3 100644
--- a/ipe/router.go
+++ b/ipe/router.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import (
 func newRouter() *mux.Router {
 	router := mux.NewRouter().StrictSlash(true)
 
-	if Conf.Expvar {
-		if !Conf.WasProvidedUserAndPassword() {
+	if conf.Expvar {
+		if !conf.WasProvidedUserAndPassword() {
 			panic("Your are exporting debug variables and looks like you forget to define an User and a Password")
 		}
 
-		router.Handle("/debug/vars", httpauth.SimpleBasicAuth(Conf.User, Conf.Password)(http.DefaultServeMux))
+		router.Handle("/debug/vars", httpauth.SimpleBasicAuth(conf.User, conf.Password)(http.DefaultServeMux))
 	}
 
 	for _, route := range routes {
diff --git a/ipe/websockets.go b/ipe/websockets.go
index 1b49dbd..71f906e 100644
--- a/ipe/websockets.go
+++ b/ipe/websockets.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func wsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	appKey := vars["key"]
 
-	app, err := Conf.GetAppByKey(appKey)
+	app, err := conf.GetAppByKey(appKey)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)