diff --git a/src/file.cc b/src/file.cc
index 7c69bf69753..a3130af2473 100644
--- a/src/file.cc
+++ b/src/file.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ do {                                                                  \
     TryCatch try_catch;                                               \
     (*callback)->Call(Context::GetCurrent()->Global(), argc, argv);   \
     if(try_catch.HasCaught())                                         \
-      node::fatal_exception(try_catch);                               \
+      node::FatalException(try_catch);                               \
     free(callback);                                                   \
   }                                                                   \
 } while(0)
diff --git a/src/http.cc b/src/http.cc
index a9ffddd09d9..9723f8df6c7 100644
--- a/src/http.cc
+++ b/src/http.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ HTTPConnection::on_message_begin (http_parser *parser)
   TryCatch try_catch;
   Local<Object> message_handler = on_message->NewInstance();
   if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ HTTPConnection::name (http_parser *parser, const char *buf, size_t len)       \
   Local<Value> argv[1] = { String::New(buf, len) };                           \
   Local<Value> ret = callback->Call(message_handler, 1, argv);                \
   if (ret.IsEmpty()) {                                                        \
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);                                               \
+    FatalException(try_catch);                                               \
     return -2;                                                                \
   }                                                                           \
   if (ret->IsFalse()) return -3;                                              \
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ HTTPConnection::on_headers_complete (http_parser *parser)
   TryCatch try_catch;
   Local<Value> ret = on_headers_complete->Call(message_handler, 0, NULL);
   if (ret.IsEmpty()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return -2;
   }
   if (ret->IsFalse()) return -3;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ HTTPConnection::on_body (http_parser *parser, const char *buf, size_t len)
   TryCatch try_catch;
   Local<Value> ret = on_body->Call(message_handler, 1, argv);
   if (ret.IsEmpty()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return -2;
   }
   if (ret->IsFalse()) return -3;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ HTTPConnection::on_message_complete (http_parser *parser)
   TryCatch try_catch;
   Local<Value> ret = on_msg_complete->Call(message_handler, 0, NULL);
   if (ret.IsEmpty()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return -2;
   }
   if (ret->IsFalse()) return -3;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ HTTPServer::OnConnection (struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len)
     HTTPConnection::server_constructor_template->GetFunction()->NewInstance(0, NULL);
 
   if (connection_handle.IsEmpty()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ HTTPServer::OnConnection (struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len)
   Local<Value> ret = connection_handler->Call(handle_, 1, argv);
 
   if (ret.IsEmpty())
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
 
   return connection;
 }
diff --git a/src/net.cc b/src/net.cc
index e936e38f4ce..047df0ef5b7 100644
--- a/src/net.cc
+++ b/src/net.cc
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Connection::OnReceive (const void *buf, size_t len)
   callback->Call(handle_, argc, argv);
 
   if (try_catch.HasCaught())
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
 }
 
 #define DEFINE_SIMPLE_CALLBACK(name, symbol)                        \
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void name ()                                                        \
   TryCatch try_catch;                                               \
   callback->Call(handle_, 0, NULL);                                 \
   if (try_catch.HasCaught())                                        \
-    node::fatal_exception(try_catch);                               \
+    node::FatalException(try_catch);                               \
 }
 
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_CALLBACK(Connection::OnConnect, ON_CONNECT_SYMBOL)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Acceptor::OnConnection (struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len)
     Connection::constructor_template->GetFunction()->NewInstance(0, NULL);
   
   if (connection_handle.IsEmpty()) {
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Acceptor::OnConnection (struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len)
   Local<Value> ret = connection_handler->Call(handle_, 1, argv);
 
   if (ret.IsEmpty())
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
 
   return connection;
 }
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 9df86554d1c..b974f00cd69 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ OnFatalError (const char* location, const char* message)
 
 
 void
-node::fatal_exception (TryCatch &try_catch)
+node::FatalException (TryCatch &try_catch)
 {
   ReportException(&try_catch);
   ::exit(1);
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index d207d11124c..b22809f7802 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ do {                                                                      \
 
 enum encoding {ASCII, UTF8, RAW};
 enum encoding ParseEncoding (v8::Handle<v8::Value> encoding_v);
-void fatal_exception (v8::TryCatch &try_catch); 
+void FatalException (v8::TryCatch &try_catch); 
 void eio_warmup (void); // call this before creating a new eio event.
 
 class ObjectWrap {
diff --git a/src/timer.cc b/src/timer.cc
index a2dfd75e450..6b4a39c2bce 100644
--- a/src/timer.cc
+++ b/src/timer.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Timer::OnTimeout (EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents)
   TryCatch try_catch;
   callback->Call (timer->handle_, 0, NULL);
   if (try_catch.HasCaught())
-    fatal_exception(try_catch);
+    FatalException(try_catch);
 
   /* XXX i'm a bit worried if this is the correct test? 
    * it's rather crutial for memory leaks the conditional here test to see