diff --git a/SHAMapNodes.cpp b/SHAMapNodes.cpp
index 688970bd8..9c15b8798 100644
--- a/SHAMapNodes.cpp
+++ b/SHAMapNodes.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ SHAMapNode::SHAMapNode(const void *ptr, int len)
 void SHAMapNode::addIDRaw(Serializer &s) const
 {
 	s.add256(mNodeID);
-	s.add1(mDepth);
+	s.add8(mDepth);
 }
 
 SHAMapNode SHAMapNode::getChildNodeID(int m) const
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::SHAMapTreeNode(const SHAMapNode& id, const std::vector<unsigned
 		for(int i=0; i<(len/33); i++)
 		{
 			int pos;
-			s.get1(pos, 32+(i*33));
+			s.get8(pos, 32+(i*33));
 			if( (pos<0) || (pos>=16)) throw SHAMapException(InvalidNode);
 			s.get256(mHashes[pos], i*33);
 		}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void SHAMapTreeNode::addRaw(Serializer &s)
 	if(mType==TRANSACTION)
 	{
 		mItem->addRaw(s);
-		s.add1(0);
+		s.add8(0);
 		assert(s.getLength()>32);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void SHAMapTreeNode::addRaw(Serializer &s)
 	{
 		mItem->addRaw(s);
 		s.add160(mItem->getTag().to160());
-		s.add1(1);
+		s.add8(1);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ void SHAMapTreeNode::addRaw(Serializer &s)
 			if(mHashes[i].isNonZero())
 			{
 				s.add256(mHashes[i]);
-				s.add1(i);
+				s.add8(i);
 			}
-		s.add1(3);
+		s.add8(3);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	for(int i=0; i<16; i++)
 		s.add256(mHashes[i]);
-	s.add1(2);
+	s.add8(2);
 }
 
 bool SHAMapTreeNode::updateHash()
diff --git a/Serializer.cpp b/Serializer.cpp
index 03deb0136..15a9bf610 100644
--- a/Serializer.cpp
+++ b/Serializer.cpp
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ uint256 Serializer::get256(int offset) const
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int Serializer::add1(unsigned char byte)
+int Serializer::add8(unsigned char byte)
 {
 	int ret=mData.size();
 	mData.push_back(byte);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool Serializer::get1(int& byte, int offset) const
+bool Serializer::get8(int& byte, int offset) const
 {
 	if(offset>=mData.size()) return false;
 	byte=mData[offset];
diff --git a/Serializer.h b/Serializer.h
index 42efc85fb..48b91c656 100644
--- a/Serializer.h
+++ b/Serializer.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Serializer
 	Serializer(const std::string& data) : mData(data.data(), (data.data()) + data.size()) { ; }
 
 	// assemble functions
-	int add1(unsigned char byte);
+	int add8(unsigned char byte);
 	int add16(uint16);
 	int add32(uint32);				// ledger indexes, account sequence
 	int add64(uint64);				// timestamps, amounts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class Serializer
 	int addRaw(const void *ptr, int len);
 
 	// disassemble functions
-	bool get1(int&, int offset) const;
-	bool get1(unsigned char&, int offset) const;
+	bool get8(int&, int offset) const;
+	bool get8(unsigned char&, int offset) const;
 	bool get16(uint16&, int offset) const;
 	bool get32(uint32&, int offset) const;
 	bool get64(uint64&, int offset) const;