diff --git a/bench_test.go b/bench_test.go
index 0ee937ed..75da9016 100644
--- a/bench_test.go
+++ b/bench_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func restoreBinaryEncoders(encoders map[pgx.Oid]func(*pgx.MessageReader, int32)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createNarrowTestData(b, conn)
 
 	// Get random ids outside of timing
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func BenchmarkSelectRowSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowPreparedNarrow(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createNarrowTestData(b, conn)
 
 	// Get random ids outside of timing
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func BenchmarkSelectRowPreparedNarrow(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createNarrowTestData(b, conn)
 
 	// Get random ids outside of timing
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleNarrow(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowsPreparedNarrow(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createNarrowTestData(b, conn)
 
 	// Get random ids outside of timing
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func createJoinsTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleJoins(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createJoinsTestData(b, conn)
 
 	sql := `
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func BenchmarkSelectRowsSimpleJoins(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSelectRowsPreparedJoins(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createJoinsTestData(b, conn)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func createInt2TextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt2Text(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt2TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func BenchmarkInt2Text(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt2Binary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt2TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectInt16", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectInt16") }()
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func createInt4TextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt4Text(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt4TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func BenchmarkInt4Text(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt4Binary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt4TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectInt32", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectInt32") }()
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func createInt8TextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt8Text(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt8TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func BenchmarkInt8Text(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt8Binary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createInt8TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectInt64", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectInt64") }()
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func createFloat4TextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkFloat4Text(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createFloat4TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func BenchmarkFloat4Text(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkFloat4Binary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createFloat4TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectFloat32", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectFloat32") }()
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func createFloat8TextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkFloat8Text(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createFloat8TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func BenchmarkFloat8Text(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkFloat8Binary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createFloat8TextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectFloat32", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectFloat32") }()
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func createBoolTextVsBinaryTestData(b *testing.B, conn *pgx.Connection) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBoolText(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createBoolTextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 
 	encoders := removeBinaryEncoders()
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func BenchmarkBoolText(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBoolBinary(b *testing.B) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 	createBoolTextVsBinaryTestData(b, conn)
 	mustPrepare(b, conn, "selectBool", "select * from t")
 	defer func() { conn.Deallocate("selectBool") }()
diff --git a/connection_test.go b/connection_test.go
index 2bdbc27b..46c37613 100644
--- a/connection_test.go
+++ b/connection_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestConnectWithMD5Password(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExecute(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	if results := mustExecute(t, conn, "create temporary table foo(id integer primary key);"); results != "CREATE TABLE" {
 		t.Error("Unexpected results from Execute")
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestExecuteFailure(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectFunc(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	var sum, rowCount int32
 	onDataRow := func(r *pgx.DataRowReader) error {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func TestSelectFuncFailure(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectRows(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	rows := mustSelectRows(t, conn, "select $1 as name, null as position", "Jack")
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func TestSelectRows(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectRow(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	row := mustSelectRow(t, conn, "select $1 as name, null as position", "Jack")
 	if row["name"] != "Jack" {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestSelectRow(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestConnectionSelectValue(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	test := func(sql string, expected interface{}, arguments ...interface{}) {
 		v, err := conn.SelectValue(sql, arguments...)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestConnectionSelectValue(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectValues(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	test := func(sql string, expected []interface{}, arguments ...interface{}) {
 		values, err := conn.SelectValues(sql, arguments...)
diff --git a/data_row_reader_test.go b/data_row_reader_test.go
index 052f5d78..25b0ce38 100644
--- a/data_row_reader_test.go
+++ b/data_row_reader_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDataRowReaderReadValue(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	test := func(sql string, expected interface{}) {
 		var v interface{}
diff --git a/helper_test.go b/helper_test.go
index c671db3c..fed4dc39 100644
--- a/helper_test.go
+++ b/helper_test.go
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ type test interface {
 	Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{})
 }
 
-var SharedConnection *pgx.Connection
+var sharedConnection *pgx.Connection
 
-func GetSharedConnection() (c *pgx.Connection) {
-	if SharedConnection == nil {
+func getSharedConnection() (c *pgx.Connection) {
+	if sharedConnection == nil {
 		var err error
-		SharedConnection, err = pgx.Connect(*defaultConnectionParameters)
+		sharedConnection, err = pgx.Connect(*defaultConnectionParameters)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic("Unable to establish connection")
 		}
 
 	}
-	return SharedConnection
+	return sharedConnection
 }
 
 func mustPrepare(t test, conn *pgx.Connection, name, sql string) {
diff --git a/sanitize_test.go b/sanitize_test.go
index 79a9fbe1..36123091 100644
--- a/sanitize_test.go
+++ b/sanitize_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestQuoteString(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	if conn.QuoteString("test") != "'test'" {
 		t.Error("Failed to quote string")
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestQuoteString(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSanitizeSql(t *testing.T) {
-	conn := GetSharedConnection()
+	conn := getSharedConnection()
 
 	if conn.SanitizeSql("select $1", "Jack's") != "select 'Jack''s'" {
 		t.Error("Failed to sanitize string")