diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a2ff666..d118b8b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -133,10 +133,11 @@ bounce.parser
 
 The [parsley](https://github.com/substack/node-parsley) parser being used.
 
-bounce.buffers
---------------
+bounce.stream
+-------------
 
-The raw buffered buffers.
+The [buffered stream](https://github.com/mikeal/morestreams) used to buffer the
+headers and body until bounce() is called.
 
 install
 =======
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c4f3390..c5bc145 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function makeBounce (bs, client, req, parser) {
         return stream;
     };
     
-    bounce.buffers = bs;
+    bounce.stream = bs;
     bounce.parser = parser;
     bounce.upgrade = parser.upgrade.bind(parser);
     
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70d2284..499f1c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name" : "bouncy",
     "description" : "Bounce HTTP requests around for a load balancer or http host router completely transparently",
-    "version" : "1.2.0",
+    "version" : "1.3.0",
     "repository" : {
         "type" : "git",
         "url" : "git://github.com/substack/bouncy.git"