diff --git a/src/puppy.nim b/src/puppy.nim
index 79e89c4..0643205 100644
--- a/src/puppy.nim
+++ b/src/puppy.nim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ proc fetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
   if req.timeout == 0:
     req.timeout = 60
 
-  return platform.fetch(req)
+  return internalFetch(req)
 
 proc newRequest*(
   url: string,
diff --git a/src/puppy/platforms/linux/platform.nim b/src/puppy/platforms/linux/platform.nim
index ea16abc..11d8926 100644
--- a/src/puppy/platforms/linux/platform.nim
+++ b/src/puppy/platforms/linux/platform.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type StringWrap = object
   ## some sort of wrapper to be passed to C.
   str: string
 
-proc fetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
+proc internalFetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
   result = Response()
 
   {.push stackTrace: off.}
diff --git a/src/puppy/platforms/macos/platform.nim b/src/puppy/platforms/macos/platform.nim
index 2249343..52344d3 100644
--- a/src/puppy/platforms/macos/platform.nim
+++ b/src/puppy/platforms/macos/platform.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import macdefs, objc, puppy/common, std/strutils
 
-proc fetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
+proc internalFetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
   result = Response()
 
   autoreleasepool:
diff --git a/src/puppy/platforms/win32/platform.nim b/src/puppy/platforms/win32/platform.nim
index 914b105..e284e51 100644
--- a/src/puppy/platforms/win32/platform.nim
+++ b/src/puppy/platforms/win32/platform.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import puppy/common, std/strutils, utils, windefs, zippy
 
-proc fetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
+proc internalFetch*(req: Request): Response {.raises: [PuppyError].} =
   result = Response()
 
   var hSession, hConnect, hRequest: HINTERNET