diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index eeb8127..4a02e68 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (bot *BotAPI) MakeRequest(endpoint string, params url.Values) (APIResponse,
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusForbidden {
-		return APIResponse{}, errors.New(APIForbidden)
+		return APIResponse{}, errors.New(ErrAPIForbidden)
 	}
 
 	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
diff --git a/configs.go b/configs.go
index d1db4ac..740e913 100644
--- a/configs.go
+++ b/configs.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const (
 
 // API errors
 const (
-	// APIForbidden happens when a token is bad
-	APIForbidden = "forbidden"
+	// ErrAPIForbidden happens when a token is bad
+	ErrAPIForbidden = "forbidden"
 )
 
 // Constant values for ParseMode in MessageConfig