diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index bba427da..47ab02f5 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ type Sender interface {
 // multiSender allows for the sending through multi loadSenders using a single
 // call to multiSender.Write.
 type multiSender struct {
-	active  func() bool
-	senders []loadSender
-	retry   bool
+	isActive func() bool
+	senders  []loadSender
+	retry    bool
 }
 
 // newMultiSender returns a pointer to a new multiSender. active is a function
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func newMultiSender(senders []loadSender, active func() bool) *multiSender {
 		panic("multi sender requires that active func is provided")
 	}
 	s := &multiSender{
-		senders: senders,
-		active:  active,
+		senders:  senders,
+		isActive: active,
 	}
 	return s
 }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func newMultiSender(senders []loadSender, active func() bool) *multiSender {
 func (s *multiSender) Write(d []byte) (int, error) {
 	for _, sender := range s.senders {
 		sender.load(d)
-		for s.active() {
+		for s.isActive() {
 			err := sender.send()
 			if err != nil {
 				sender.handleSendFail(err)