diff --git a/ctl/common.go b/ctl/common.go
index 44e01d406..f7f429c58 100644
--- a/ctl/common.go
+++ b/ctl/common.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func SetTLSConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet, certificatePath *string, certificateKeyP
 	flags.BoolVarP(skipVerify, "tls.skip-verify", "", false, "Skip TLS certificate verification (not secure)")
 }
 
-// CommandClient returns a pilosa.InternalHTTPClient for the command
-func CommandClient(cmd CommandWithTLSSupport) (*http.InternalClient, error) {
+// commandClient returns a pilosa.InternalHTTPClient for the command
+func commandClient(cmd CommandWithTLSSupport) (*http.InternalClient, error) {
 	tlsConfig := cmd.TLSConfiguration()
 	var TLSConfig *tls.Config
 	if tlsConfig.CertificatePath != "" && tlsConfig.CertificateKeyPath != "" {
diff --git a/ctl/export.go b/ctl/export.go
index 5bfbd529f..4a20b0cc2 100644
--- a/ctl/export.go
+++ b/ctl/export.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (cmd *ExportCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create a client to the server.
-	client, err := CommandClient(cmd)
+	client, err := commandClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "creating client")
 	}
diff --git a/ctl/import.go b/ctl/import.go
index 370425115..83763f3ab 100644
--- a/ctl/import.go
+++ b/ctl/import.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (cmd *ImportCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return errors.New("path required")
 	}
 	// Create a client to the server.
-	client, err := CommandClient(cmd)
+	client, err := commandClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "creating client")
 	}