diff --git a/discord.go b/discord.go
index aa9efd6..a453a4d 100644
--- a/discord.go
+++ b/discord.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func New(token string) (s *Session, err error) {
 		MaxRestRetries:         3,
 		Client:                 &http.Client{Timeout: (20 * time.Second)},
 		UserAgent:              "DiscordBot (https://github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo, v" + VERSION + ")",
-		Sequence:               new(int64),
+		sequence:               new(int64),
 		LastHeartbeatAck:       time.Now().UTC(),
 	}
 
diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 308a779..84dbdc7 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -243,5 +243,5 @@ func (s *Session) onInterface(i interface{}) {
 func (s *Session) onReady(r *Ready) {
 
 	// Store the SessionID within the Session struct.
-	s.SessionID = r.SessionID
+	s.sessionID = r.SessionID
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 9399bf6..02adaa1 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ type Session struct {
 	// When nil, the session is not listening.
 	listening chan interface{}
 
-	// Sequence tracks the current gateway api websocket sequence number
-	Sequence *int64
+	// sequence tracks the current gateway api websocket sequence number
+	sequence *int64
 
 	// stores sessions current Discord Gateway
 	gateway string
 
-	// SessionID stores session ID of current Gateway connection
-	SessionID string
+	// stores session ID of current Gateway connection
+	sessionID string
 
 	// used to make sure gateway websocket writes do not happen concurrently
 	wsMutex sync.Mutex
diff --git a/wsapi.go b/wsapi.go
index eb12794..f2c228d 100644
--- a/wsapi.go
+++ b/wsapi.go
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ func (s *Session) Open() error {
 
 	// Now we send either an Op 2 Identity if this is a brand new
 	// connection or Op 6 Resume if we are resuming an existing connection.
-	sequence := atomic.LoadInt64(s.Sequence)
-	if s.SessionID == "" && sequence == 0 {
+	sequence := atomic.LoadInt64(s.sequence)
+	if s.sessionID == "" && sequence == 0 {
 
 		// Send Op 2 Identity Packet
 		err = s.identify()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (s *Session) Open() error {
 		p := resumePacket{}
 		p.Op = 6
 		p.Data.Token = s.Token
-		p.Data.SessionID = s.SessionID
+		p.Data.SessionID = s.sessionID
 		p.Data.Sequence = sequence
 
 		s.log(LogInformational, "sending resume packet to gateway")
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (s *Session) heartbeat(wsConn *websocket.Conn, listening <-chan interface{}
 		s.RLock()
 		last := s.LastHeartbeatAck
 		s.RUnlock()
-		sequence := atomic.LoadInt64(s.Sequence)
+		sequence := atomic.LoadInt64(s.sequence)
 		s.log(LogDebug, "sending gateway websocket heartbeat seq %d", sequence)
 		s.wsMutex.Lock()
 		s.LastHeartbeatSent = time.Now().UTC()
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func (s *Session) onEvent(messageType int, message []byte) (*Event, error) {
 	if e.Operation == 1 {
 		s.log(LogInformational, "sending heartbeat in response to Op1")
 		s.wsMutex.Lock()
-		err = s.wsConn.WriteJSON(heartbeatOp{1, atomic.LoadInt64(s.Sequence)})
+		err = s.wsConn.WriteJSON(heartbeatOp{1, atomic.LoadInt64(s.sequence)})
 		s.wsMutex.Unlock()
 		if err != nil {
 			s.log(LogError, "error sending heartbeat in response to Op1")
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func (s *Session) onEvent(messageType int, message []byte) (*Event, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Store the message sequence
-	atomic.StoreInt64(s.Sequence, e.Sequence)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(s.sequence, e.Sequence)
 
 	// Map event to registered event handlers and pass it along to any registered handlers.
 	if eh, ok := registeredInterfaceProviders[e.Type]; ok {