diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 8b6a58d..ae87ef9 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ func Init() {
 
 // get a random /22 subnet on 10.0.0.0 (1023 hosts) (or /24?)
 // TODO also the 20 bit block and 16 bit block?
-func getRandomNetwork() IPNet {
+func getRandomNetwork() JSONIPNet {
 	rbs := make([]byte, 2)
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 	rand.Read(rbs)
 
-	return IPNet{
+	return JSONIPNet{
 		net.IPNet {
 			net.IP{10,rbs[0],rbs[1]<<2,0},
 			net.IPMask{255,255,252,0},
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index d5f36cb..2a4b68d 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ type Dsnet struct {
 	Peers []Peer
 }
 
-type IPNet struct {
+type JSONIPNet struct {
 	ipNet net.IPNet
 }
 
-func (n IPNet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func (n JSONIPNet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte("\"" + n.ipNet.String() + "\""), nil
 }
 
-func (n *IPNet) String() string {
+func (n *JSONIPNet) String() string {
 	return n.ipNet.String()
 }