diff --git a/src/networkers.py b/src/networkers.py
--- a/src/networkers.py
+++ b/src/networkers.py
@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ import stats
 
 class NetworkReader:
 	def __init__(self,stream):
-		self.stream=stream
+		self._stream=stream
 
 	def readMsg(self):
-		data=self.stream.readline()
+		data=self._stream.readline()
 		assert data
 		stats.logReceived(data)
 		jsonLength=int(data.split(b":")[1].strip()) # "json-length: length" -> length
 
-		data=self.stream.readline()
+		data=self._stream.readline()
 		assert data
 		stats.logReceived(data)
 		binLength=int(data.split(b":")[1].strip()) # "bin-length: length" -> length
 
-		jsonData=self.stream.read(jsonLength)
+		jsonData=self._stream.read(jsonLength)
 		assert len(jsonData)==jsonLength
 		stats.logReceived(jsonData)
 		jsonData=json.loads(str(jsonData,encoding="utf-8"))
 
-		binData=self.stream.read(binLength)
+		binData=self._stream.read(binLength)
 		assert len(binData)==binLength
 		stats.logReceived(binData)
 		
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ class NetworkReader:
 
 class NetworkWriter:
 	def __init__(self,stream):
-		self.stream=stream
+		self._stream=stream
 
 	def writeMsg(self,*args):
 		msg=self.prepMsg(*args)
-		self.stream.write(msg)
-		self.stream.flush()
+		self._stream.write(msg)
+		self._stream.flush()
 		stats.logSent(msg)
 
 	def prepMsg(self,jsonData,binData=b""):