diff --git a/ipe/app.go b/ipe/app.go
index 4de6dfb..fcd21bf 100644
--- a/ipe/app.go
+++ b/ipe/app.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (a *App) FindOrCreateChannelByChannelID(n string) *Channel {
 	c, err := a.FindChannelByChannelID(n)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		c = NewChannel(n)
+		c = newChannel(n)
 		a.AddChannel(c)
 	}
 
diff --git a/ipe/app_test.go b/ipe/app_test.go
index 09461fb..c54ce5b 100644
--- a/ipe/app_test.go
+++ b/ipe/app_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestFindConnection(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFindChannelByChannelID(t *testing.T) {
 	app := newApp()
 
-	channel := NewChannel("ID")
+	channel := newChannel("ID")
 	app.AddChannel(channel)
 
 	if _, err := app.FindChannelByChannelID("ID"); err != nil {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestRemoveChannel(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Length of channels must be 0 before test")
 	}
 
-	channel := NewChannel("ID")
+	channel := newChannel("ID")
 	app.AddChannel(channel)
 
 	if len(app.Channels) != 1 {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func Test_add_channels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Length of public channels must be 0 before test")
 	}
 
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("ID"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("ID"))
 
 	if len(app.PublicChannels()) != 1 {
 		t.Error("Length os public channels after insert must be 1")
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func Test_add_channels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Length of presence channels must be 0 before test")
 	}
 
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("presence-test"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("presence-test"))
 
 	if len(app.PresenceChannels()) != 1 {
 		t.Error("Length os presence channels after insert must be 1")
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func Test_add_channels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Length of private channels must be 0 before test")
 	}
 
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("private-test"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("private-test"))
 
 	if len(app.PrivateChannels()) != 1 {
 		t.Error("Length os private channels after insert must be 1")
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ func Test_add_channels(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_AllChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	app := newApp()
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("private-test"))
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("presence-test"))
-	app.AddChannel(NewChannel("test"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("private-test"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("presence-test"))
+	app.AddChannel(newChannel("test"))
 
 	if len(app.Channels) != 3 {
 		t.Error("Must have 3 channels")
diff --git a/ipe/channel.go b/ipe/channel.go
index 4d5c183..24acbc5 100644
--- a/ipe/channel.go
+++ b/ipe/channel.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (c *Channel) Unsubscribe(a *App, conn *Connection) error {
 }
 
 // Create a new Channel
-func NewChannel(channelID string) *Channel {
+func newChannel(channelID string) *Channel {
 	log.Infof("Creating a new channel: %s", channelID)
 
 	return &Channel{ChannelID: channelID, CreatedAt: time.Now(), Subscriptions: make(map[string]*Subscription)}
diff --git a/ipe/channel_test.go b/ipe/channel_test.go
index 7134941..974d702 100644
--- a/ipe/channel_test.go
+++ b/ipe/channel_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package ipe
 import "testing"
 
 func TestIsOccupied(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("ID")
+	c := newChannel("ID")
 
 	if c.IsOccupied() {
 		t.Error("Channels must be empty")
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestIsOccupied(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("private-channel")
+	c := newChannel("private-channel")
 
 	if !c.IsPrivate() {
 		t.Error("The Channel must be private")
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestIsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPresence(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("presence-channel")
+	c := newChannel("presence-channel")
 
 	if !c.IsPresence() {
 		t.Error("The Channel must be presence")
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestIsPresence(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPublic(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("channel")
+	c := newChannel("channel")
 
 	if !c.IsPublic() {
 		t.Error("The Channel must be public")
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ func TestIsPublic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPrivateOrPresence(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("private-channel")
+	c := newChannel("private-channel")
 
 	if !c.IsPresenceOrPrivate() {
 		t.Error("The Channel must be private or presence")
 	}
 
-	c = NewChannel("presence-channel")
+	c = newChannel("presence-channel")
 
 	if !c.IsPresenceOrPrivate() {
 		t.Error("The Channel must be private or presence")
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestIsPrivateOrPresence(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTotalSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("ID")
+	c := newChannel("ID")
 
 	if c.TotalSubscriptions() != len(c.Subscriptions) {
 		t.Error("TotalSubscriptions must be equal to len of total subscriptions")
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestTotalSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTotalUsers(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("ID")
+	c := newChannel("ID")
 
 	c.Subscriptions["1"] = newSubscription(newConnection("ID", nil), "")
 	c.Subscriptions["2"] = newSubscription(newConnection("ID", nil), "")
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestTotalUsers(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsSubscribed(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewChannel("ID")
+	c := newChannel("ID")
 	conn := newConnection("ID", nil)
 
 	if c.IsSubscribed(conn) {