diff --git a/helper/raftutil/msgpack.go b/helper/raftutil/msgpack.go
index 1ee9d6cf6..f5663dd87 100644
--- a/helper/raftutil/msgpack.go
+++ b/helper/raftutil/msgpack.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 )
 
-// FixTime converts any suspected time.Time binary string representation to time.Time
-func FixTime(v interface{}) {
+// fixTime converts any suspected time.Time binary string representation to time.Time
+func fixTime(v interface{}) {
 	switch v2 := v.(type) {
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		for ek, ev := range v2 {
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ func FixTime(v interface{}) {
 					v2[ek] = *t
 				}
 			} else {
-				FixTime(ev)
+				fixTime(ev)
 			}
 		}
 	case []interface{}:
 		for _, e := range v2 {
-			FixTime(e)
+			fixTime(e)
 		}
 	default:
 		return
diff --git a/helper/raftutil/msgpack_test.go b/helper/raftutil/msgpack_test.go
index 110cda684..f75488292 100644
--- a/helper/raftutil/msgpack_test.go
+++ b/helper/raftutil/msgpack_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestDecodesTime(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "host", r["Mode"])
 	require.IsType(t, "", r["CreateTime"])
 
-	FixTime(r)
+	fixTime(r)
 
 	expected := map[string]interface{}{
 		"CreateTime": now,
diff --git a/helper/raftutil/state.go b/helper/raftutil/state.go
index da3c41335..40356b001 100644
--- a/helper/raftutil/state.go
+++ b/helper/raftutil/state.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func decode(e *raft.Log) (*logMessage, error) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to decode log entry at index %d: failed to decode body of %v.%v %v\n", e.Index, e.Type, m.CommandType, err)
 			v = "FAILED TO DECODE DATA"
 		}
-		FixTime(v)
+		fixTime(v)
 		m.Body = v
 	}