diff --git a/src/sumo/client.clj b/src/sumo/client.clj
index 04c0b61..df1dd2b 100644
--- a/src/sumo/client.clj
+++ b/src/sumo/client.clj
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 (def ^{:private true} default-host "127.0.0.1")
 (def ^{:private true} default-port 8087)
 
-(defn get-as-integer
+(defn- get-as-integer
   [key container]
   (if-let [i (key container)]
     (Integer. i)))