diff --git a/crdt-node/src/bft_crdt/websocket.rs b/crdt-node/src/bft_crdt/websocket.rs
index 52b30dd..33ae3b7 100644
--- a/crdt-node/src/bft_crdt/websocket.rs
+++ b/crdt-node/src/bft_crdt/websocket.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ impl ezsockets::ClientExt for Client {
     /// When we receive a text message, apply the bft-crdt operation contained in it to our
     /// local bft-crdt.
     async fn on_text(&mut self, text: String) -> Result<(), ezsockets::Error> {
-        let string_sha = utils::shassy(text.clone());
+        let string_sha = utils::sha_string(text.clone());
         println!("received text, sha: {string_sha}");
         let incoming: bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::SignedOp = serde_json::from_str(&text).unwrap();
-        let object_sha = utils::shappy(incoming.clone());
+        let object_sha = utils::sha_op(incoming.clone());
         println!("deserialized: {}", object_sha);
         if string_sha != object_sha {
             panic!("sha mismatch: {string_sha} != {object_sha}, bft-bft-crdt has failed");
diff --git a/crdt-node/src/node.rs b/crdt-node/src/node.rs
index 23a7fa1..bea0b35 100644
--- a/crdt-node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crdt-node/src/node.rs
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ impl SideNode {
                     let transaction = utils::fake_generic_transaction_json(stdin);
                     let json = serde_json::to_value(transaction).unwrap();
                     let signed_op = self.add_transaction_local(json);
-                    println!("STDIN: {}", utils::shappy(signed_op.clone()));
+                    println!("STDIN: {}", utils::sha_op(signed_op.clone()));
                     self.send_to_network(signed_op).await;
                 }
                 Err(_) => {} // ignore empty channel errors in this PoC
             }
             match self.incoming_receiver.try_recv() {
                 Ok(incoming) => {
-                    println!("INCOMING: {}", utils::shappy(incoming.clone()));
+                    println!("INCOMING: {}", utils::sha_op(incoming.clone()));
                     self.handle_incoming(incoming);
                 }
                 Err(_) => {} // ignore empty channel errors in this PoC
diff --git a/crdt-node/src/utils.rs b/crdt-node/src/utils.rs
index d861adb..685a556 100644
--- a/crdt-node/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crdt-node/src/utils.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ pub fn fake_generic_transaction_json(from: String) -> Value {
     })
 }
 
-pub fn shappy(op: SignedOp) -> String {
+pub fn sha_op(op: SignedOp) -> String {
     let b = serde_json::to_string(&op).unwrap().into_bytes();
     sha256::digest(b).to_string()
 }
 
-pub fn shassy(text: String) -> String {
+pub fn sha_string(text: String) -> String {
     let b = text.into_bytes();
     sha256::digest(b).to_string()
 }