diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index e66a0f8..a0599cb 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func newCluster(config *config, wg *wgState) (*cluster, error) {
 	mlConfig.Events = &memberlist.ChannelEventDelegate{Ch: cluster.events}
 	mlConfig.Delegate = &cluster
 
-	wg.assignIP((*net.IPNet)(config.OverlayNet), cluster.localName)
+	wg.assignOverlayAddr((*net.IPNet)(config.OverlayNet), cluster.localName)
 
 	ml.UpdateNode(1 * time.Second) // we currently do not update after creation
 	return &cluster, nil
diff --git a/wireguard.go b/wireguard.go
index 1780666..041ba4a 100644
--- a/wireguard.go
+++ b/wireguard.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newWGConfig(iface string, port int) (*wgState, error) {
 	return &wgState, nil
 }
 
-func (wg *wgState) assignIP(ipnet *net.IPNet, name string) {
+func (wg *wgState) assignOverlayAddr(ipnet *net.IPNet, name string) {
 	// TODO: this is way too brittle and opaque
 	ip := []byte(ipnet.IP)
 	bits, size := ipnet.Mask.Size()