diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 78ce8cbf..3af94fe0 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ p.connect = function() {
     }
     this.activeQuery = null;
     self.readyForQuery = true;
-    self.pulseQueryQueue();
+    self._pulseQueryQueue();
   });
 
   con.on('error', function(error) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ p.connect = function() {
   });
 };
 
-p.pulseQueryQueue = function() {
+p._pulseQueryQueue = function() {
   if(this.readyForQuery===true) {
     this.activeQuery = this.queryQueue.shift();
     if(this.activeQuery) {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ p.query = function(config, values, callback) {
 
   var query = new Query(config);
   this.queryQueue.push(query);
-  this.pulseQueryQueue();
+  this._pulseQueryQueue();
   return query;
 };