diff --git a/gossip/gossip.go b/gossip/gossip.go
index 849b33d01..289eb505d 100644
--- a/gossip/gossip.go
+++ b/gossip/gossip.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Ensure GossipMemberSet implements interfaces.
-var _ memberlist.Delegate = &GossipMemberSet{}
+var _ memberlist.Delegate = &gossipMemberSet{}
 
-// GossipMemberSet represents a gossip implementation of MemberSet using memberlist.
-type GossipMemberSet struct {
+// gossipMemberSet represents a gossip implementation of MemberSet using memberlist.
+type gossipMemberSet struct {
 	mu         sync.RWMutex
 	memberlist *memberlist.Memberlist
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type GossipMemberSet struct {
 }
 
 // Open implements the MemberSet interface to start network activity.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) Open() (err error) {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) Open() (err error) {
 	g.mu.Lock()
 	g.memberlist, err = memberlist.Create(g.config.memberlistConfig)
 	g.mu.Unlock()
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (g *GossipMemberSet) Open() (err error) {
 }
 
 // joinWithRetry wraps the standard memberlist Join function in a retry.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) joinWithRetry(hosts []string) error {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) joinWithRetry(hosts []string) error {
 	err := retry(60, 2*time.Second, func() error {
 		_, err := g.memberlist.Join(hosts)
 		return err
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ type gossipConfig struct {
 }
 
 // GossipMemberSetOption describes a functional option for GossipMemberSet.
-type GossipMemberSetOption func(*GossipMemberSet) error
+type GossipMemberSetOption func(*gossipMemberSet) error
 
 // WithTransport is a functional option for providing a transport to NewGossipMemberSet.
 func WithTransport(transport *Transport) GossipMemberSetOption {
-	return func(g *GossipMemberSet) error {
+	return func(g *gossipMemberSet) error {
 		g.transport = transport
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ func WithTransport(transport *Transport) GossipMemberSetOption {
 
 // WithLogger is a functional option for providing a logger to NewGossipMemberSet.
 func WithLogger(logger *log.Logger) GossipMemberSetOption {
-	return func(g *GossipMemberSet) error {
+	return func(g *gossipMemberSet) error {
 		g.logger = logger
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 // NewGossipMemberSet returns a new instance of GossipMemberSet based on options.
-func NewGossipMemberSet(cfg Config, api *pilosa.API, options ...GossipMemberSetOption) (*GossipMemberSet, error) {
+func NewGossipMemberSet(cfg Config, api *pilosa.API, options ...GossipMemberSetOption) (*gossipMemberSet, error) {
 	host := api.Node().URI.Host
-	g := &GossipMemberSet{
+	g := &gossipMemberSet{
 		papi:   api,
 		Logger: pilosa.NopLogger,
 	}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func NewGossipMemberSet(cfg Config, api *pilosa.API, options ...GossipMemberSetO
 }
 
 // NodeMeta implementation of the memberlist.Delegate interface.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) NodeMeta(limit int) []byte {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) NodeMeta(limit int) []byte {
 	buf, err := g.papi.Serializer.Marshal(g.papi.Node())
 	if err != nil {
 		g.Logger.Printf("marshal message error: %s", err)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (g *GossipMemberSet) NodeMeta(limit int) []byte {
 
 // NotifyMsg implementation of the memberlist.Delegate interface
 // called when a user-data message is received.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) NotifyMsg(b []byte) {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) NotifyMsg(b []byte) {
 	err := g.papi.ClusterMessage(context.Background(), bytes.NewBuffer(b))
 	if err != nil {
 		g.Logger.Printf("cluster message error: %s", err)
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@ func (g *GossipMemberSet) NotifyMsg(b []byte) {
 
 // GetBroadcasts implementation of the memberlist.Delegate interface
 // called when user data messages can be broadcast.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) GetBroadcasts(overhead, limit int) [][]byte {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) GetBroadcasts(overhead, limit int) [][]byte {
 	return g.broadcasts.GetBroadcasts(overhead, limit)
 }
 
 // LocalState implementation of the memberlist.Delegate interface
 // sends this Node's state data.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) LocalState(join bool) []byte {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) LocalState(join bool) []byte {
 	m := &pilosa.NodeStatus{
 		Node:      g.papi.Node(),
 		MaxShards: g.papi.MaxShards(context.Background()),
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (g *GossipMemberSet) LocalState(join bool) []byte {
 
 // MergeRemoteState implementation of the memberlist.Delegate interface
 // receive and process the remote side's LocalState.
-func (g *GossipMemberSet) MergeRemoteState(buf []byte, join bool) {
+func (g *gossipMemberSet) MergeRemoteState(buf []byte, join bool) {
 	err := g.papi.ClusterMessage(context.Background(), bytes.NewBuffer(buf))
 	if err != nil {
 		g.Logger.Printf("merge state error: %s", err)