diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private.rs b/jay-config/src/_private.rs
index 099d09d3..afac9f96 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub mod client;
-pub mod ipc;
+pub mod messages;
 mod logging;
 
 use {
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use {
 
 pub const VERSION: u32 = 1;
 
-pub type ServerHandler = unsafe fn(data: *const u8, msg: &ipc::ClientMessage<'_>);
-pub type ConfigHandler = unsafe fn(data: *const u8, msg: &ipc::ServerMessage);
+pub type ServerHandler = unsafe fn(data: *const u8, msg: &messages::ClientMessage<'_>);
+pub type ConfigHandler = unsafe fn(data: *const u8, msg: &messages::ServerMessage);
 pub type Unref = unsafe fn(data: *const u8);
 
 pub struct ConfigEntry {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct ConfigEntry {
         srv_data: *const u8,
         srv_unref: Unref,
         srv_handler: ServerHandler,
-        msg: ipc::InitMessage,
+        msg: messages::InitMessage,
     ) -> *const u8,
     pub unref: Unref,
     pub handle_msg: ConfigHandler,
diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
index 82d19d8c..9cd4e557 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use {
         _private::{
             ClientCriterionIpc, ClientCriterionStringField, GenericCriterionIpc, PollableId,
             ServerHandler, Unref, WindowCriterionIpc, WindowCriterionStringField, WireMode,
-            ipc::{
+            messages::{
                 ClientMessage, InitMessage, Response, ServerFeature, ServerMessage, WorkspaceSource,
             },
         },
diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/messages.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
rename to jay-config/src/_private/messages.rs
diff --git a/jay-config/src/input.rs b/jay-config/src/input.rs
index a3229654..384b769d 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/input.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/input.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod clickmethod;
 
 use {
     crate::{
-        _private::{DEFAULT_SEAT_NAME, ipc::WorkspaceSource},
+        _private::{DEFAULT_SEAT_NAME, messages::WorkspaceSource},
         Axis, Direction, ModifiedKeySym, Workspace,
         input::{acceleration::AccelProfile, capability::Capability, clickmethod::ClickMethod},
         keyboard::{Keymap, mods::Modifiers, syms::KeySym},
diff --git a/jay-config/src/lib.rs b/jay-config/src/lib.rs
index 039b4479..608f128d 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::input::Seat;
 
 use {
     crate::{
-        _private::ipc::WorkspaceSource, keyboard::ModifiedKeySym, video::Connector, window::Window,
+        _private::messages::WorkspaceSource, keyboard::ModifiedKeySym, video::Connector, window::Window,
     },
     serde::{Deserialize, Serialize},
     std::{
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 3c7c830f..0c20aa36 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use {
     jay_config::{
         _private::{
             ConfigEntry, VERSION,
-            ipc::{InitMessage, ServerFeature, ServerMessage, V1InitMessage},
+            messages::{InitMessage, ServerFeature, ServerMessage, V1InitMessage},
         },
         input::{InputDevice, Seat, SwitchEvent},
         keyboard::{mods::Modifiers, syms::KeySym},
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ unsafe fn unref(data: *const u8) {
     }
 }
 
-unsafe fn handle_msg(data: *const u8, msg: &jay_config::_private::ipc::ClientMessage<'_>) {
+unsafe fn handle_msg(data: *const u8, msg: &jay_config::_private::messages::ClientMessage<'_>) {
     unsafe {
         let server = (data as *const ConfigProxyHandler).deref();
         if server.dropped.get() {
diff --git a/src/config/handler.rs b/src/config/handler.rs
index 412dca6e..07bfebb6 100644
--- a/src/config/handler.rs
+++ b/src/config/handler.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use {
         _private::{
             ClientCriterionIpc, ClientCriterionStringField, GenericCriterionIpc, PollableId,
             ConfigHandler, Unref, WindowCriterionIpc, WindowCriterionStringField, WireMode,
-            ipc::{ClientMessage, Response, ServerMessage, WorkspaceSource},
+            messages::{ClientMessage, Response, ServerMessage, WorkspaceSource},
         },
         Axis, Direction, Workspace,
         client::{Client as ConfigClient, ClientMatcher},
diff --git a/src/it/test_config.rs b/src/it/test_config.rs
index 2706ae58..1d7daf1d 100644
--- a/src/it/test_config.rs
+++ b/src/it/test_config.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {
     jay_config::{
         _private::{
             ConfigEntry, VERSION,
-            ipc::{ClientMessage, Response, ServerMessage},
+            messages::{ClientMessage, Response, ServerMessage},
         },
         Axis, Direction,
         input::{InputDevice, Seat},
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ unsafe fn init(
     srv_data: *const u8,
     srv_unref: jay_config::_private::Unref,
     srv_handler: jay_config::_private::ServerHandler,
-    _msg: jay_config::_private::ipc::InitMessage,
+    _msg: jay_config::_private::messages::InitMessage,
 ) -> *const u8 {
     let tc = CONFIG.get();
     assert!(tc.is_not_null());