diff --git a/share/namespace.go b/share/namespace.go
index a8855b6..0772d88 100644
--- a/share/namespace.go
+++ b/share/namespace.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Namespace struct {
 // NewNamespace validates the provided version and id and returns a new namespace.
 // This should be used for user specified namespaces.
 func NewNamespace(version uint8, id []byte) (Namespace, error) {
-	if err := IsValidNamespace(version, id); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidateUserNamespace(version, id); err != nil {
 		return Namespace{}, err
 	}
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewNamespaceFromBytes(bytes []byte) (Namespace, error) {
 	if len(bytes) != NamespaceSize {
 		return Namespace{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid namespace length: %d. Must be %d bytes", len(bytes), NamespaceSize)
 	}
-	if err := IsValidNamespace(bytes[VersionIndex], bytes[NamespaceVersionSize:]); err != nil {
+	if err := ValidateUserNamespace(bytes[VersionIndex], bytes[NamespaceVersionSize:]); err != nil {
 		return Namespace{}, err
 	}
 
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ func (n Namespace) ID() []byte {
 	return n.data[NamespaceVersionSize:]
 }
 
-// IsValidNamespace returns an error if the provided version is not
+// ValidateUserNamespace returns an error if the provided version is not
 // supported or the provided id does not meet the requirements
 // for the provided version. This should be user for validating
 // user specified namespaces
-func IsValidNamespace(version uint8, id []byte) error {
+func ValidateUserNamespace(version uint8, id []byte) error {
 	err := validateVersionSupported(version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err