diff --git a/src/gateway/backend_tungstenite.rs b/src/gateway/backend_tungstenite.rs
index 53b6982..f99424d 100644
--- a/src/gateway/backend_tungstenite.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/backend_tungstenite.rs
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ use super::GatewayMessage;
 use crate::errors::GatewayError;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct WebSocketBackend;
+pub struct TungsteniteBackend;
 
 // These could be made into inherent associated types when that's stabilized
-pub type WsSink = SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, tungstenite::Message>;
-pub type WsStream = SplitStream<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>;
+pub type TungsteniteSink =
+    SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, tungstenite::Message>;
+pub type TungsteniteStream = SplitStream<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>;
 
-impl WebSocketBackend {
+impl TungsteniteBackend {
     pub async fn connect(
         websocket_url: &str,
-    ) -> Result<(WsSink, WsStream), crate::errors::GatewayError> {
+    ) -> Result<(TungsteniteSink, TungsteniteStream), crate::errors::GatewayError> {
         let mut roots = rustls::RootCertStore::empty();
         for cert in rustls_native_certs::load_native_certs().expect("could not load platform certs")
         {
diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway.rs b/src/gateway/gateway.rs
index 9e3410c..e2923c9 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tokio::task;
 
 use self::event::Events;
 use super::*;
-use super::{WsSink, WsStream};
+use super::{Sink, Stream};
 use crate::types::{
     self, AutoModerationRule, AutoModerationRuleUpdate, Channel, ChannelCreate, ChannelDelete,
     ChannelUpdate, Guild, GuildRoleCreate, GuildRoleUpdate, JsonField, RoleObject, SourceUrlField,
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use crate::types::{
 pub struct Gateway {
     events: Arc<Mutex<Events>>,
     heartbeat_handler: HeartbeatHandler,
-    websocket_send: Arc<Mutex<WsSink>>,
-    websocket_receive: WsStream,
+    websocket_send: Arc<Mutex<Sink>>,
+    websocket_receive: Stream,
     kill_send: tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender<()>,
     store: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<Snowflake, Arc<RwLock<ObservableObject>>>>>,
     url: String,
diff --git a/src/gateway/handle.rs b/src/gateway/handle.rs
index 9a3c509..620faba 100644
--- a/src/gateway/handle.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/handle.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::types::{self, Composite};
 pub struct GatewayHandle {
     pub url: String,
     pub events: Arc<Mutex<Events>>,
-    pub websocket_send: Arc<Mutex<WsSink>>,
+    pub websocket_send: Arc<Mutex<Sink>>,
     /// Tells gateway tasks to close
     pub(super) kill_send: tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender<()>,
     pub(crate) store: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<Snowflake, Arc<RwLock<ObservableObject>>>>>,
diff --git a/src/gateway/heartbeat.rs b/src/gateway/heartbeat.rs
index a5875a4..b8e4bec 100644
--- a/src/gateway/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/heartbeat.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub(super) struct HeartbeatHandler {
 impl HeartbeatHandler {
     pub fn new(
         heartbeat_interval: Duration,
-        websocket_tx: Arc<Mutex<WsSink>>,
+        websocket_tx: Arc<Mutex<Sink>>,
         kill_rc: tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver<()>,
     ) -> Self {
         let (send, receive) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl HeartbeatHandler {
     /// Can be killed by the kill broadcast;
     /// If the websocket is closed, will die out next time it tries to send a heartbeat;
     pub async fn heartbeat_task(
-        websocket_tx: Arc<Mutex<WsSink>>,
+        websocket_tx: Arc<Mutex<Sink>>,
         heartbeat_interval: Duration,
         mut receive: Receiver<HeartbeatThreadCommunication>,
         mut kill_receive: tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver<()>,
diff --git a/src/gateway/mod.rs b/src/gateway/mod.rs
index 8314999..03ac502 100644
--- a/src/gateway/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/mod.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub type WsSink = backend_tungstenite::WsSink;
+pub type Sink = backend_tungstenite::TungsteniteSink;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub type WsStream = backend_tungstenite::WsStream;
+pub type Stream = backend_tungstenite::TungsteniteStream;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub type WebSocketBackend = backend_tungstenite::WebSocketBackend;
+pub type WebSocketBackend = backend_tungstenite::TungsteniteBackend;
 
 // Gateway opcodes
 /// Opcode received when the server dispatches a [crate::types::WebSocketEvent]