diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4fce753f..5c91f7db 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict"
 
 var log = console.error.bind(console)
-var s = require("./stream/index")
+var defaultStream = require("./stream/index")
 var m = require("./render/hyperscript")
 var renderService = require("./render/render")(window)
 var requestService = require("./request/request")(window, log)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ m.route = require("./api/router")(window, renderService, redrawService)
 m.mount = require("./api/mount")(renderService, redrawService)
 m.trust = require("./render/trust")
 m.withAttr = require("./util/withAttr")
-m.prop = s
+m.prop = defaultStream
 m.render = renderService.render
 m.redraw = redrawService.publish
 m.request = requestService.xhr
diff --git a/stream/index.js b/stream/index.js
index 4a65a1ed..454a90fc 100644
--- a/stream/index.js
+++ b/stream/index.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ var log = console.error.bind(console)
 var StreamFactory = require("../util/stream")
 var Stream = StreamFactory(log)
 
-var s = Stream.stream
-s.combine = Stream.combine
-s.reject = Stream.reject
-s.merge = Stream.merge
-s.HALT = Stream.HALT
+var defaultStream = Stream.stream
+defaultStream.combine = Stream.combine
+defaultStream.reject = Stream.reject
+defaultStream.merge = Stream.merge
+defaultStream.HALT = Stream.HALT
 
-module.exports = s
+module.exports = defaultStream