diff --git a/src/router/mutablemux.go b/src/router/mutablemux.go
index a1053e3a..e66c66c8 100644
--- a/src/router/mutablemux.go
+++ b/src/router/mutablemux.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (mr *mutableRouter) ServeHTTP(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *
 	router.ServeHTTP(responseWriter, request)
 }
 
-func (mr *mutableRouter) UpdateRouter(newHandler *mux.Router) {
+func (mr *mutableRouter) updateRouter(newHandler *mux.Router) {
 	log.Print("Updating router")
 	mr.router.Store(newHandler)
 }
diff --git a/src/router/mutablemux_test.go b/src/router/mutablemux_test.go
index a20e5b8f..cce8938e 100644
--- a/src/router/mutablemux_test.go
+++ b/src/router/mutablemux_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func spamServer(quit chan bool) {
 			i = i + 1
 			resp, err := http.Get("http://localhost:3333")
 			if (err != nil) {
-				log.Panicf("failed make get request %v: %v", i, err)
+				log.Panicf("failed to make get request %v: %v", i, err)
 			}
 			resp.Body.Close()
 		}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestMutableMux(t *testing.T) {
 	log.Print("Change mux router")
 	newMuxRouter := mux.NewRouter()
 	newMuxRouter.HandleFunc("/", NewHandler)
-	mr.UpdateRouter(newMuxRouter)
+	mr.updateRouter(newMuxRouter)
 
 	// connect and verify the new handler
 	log.Print("Verify new handler")