diff --git a/alerting/provider/custom/custom.go b/alerting/provider/custom/custom.go
index 65b49260..653b76b6 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/custom/custom.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/custom/custom.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) ToCustomAlertProvider(service *core.Service, aler
 	return provider
 }
 
-func (provider *AlertProvider) buildRequest(serviceName, alertDescription string, resolved bool) *http.Request {
+func (provider *AlertProvider) buildHTTPRequest(serviceName, alertDescription string, resolved bool) *http.Request {
 	body := provider.Body
 	providerURL := provider.URL
 	method := provider.Method
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) buildRequest(serviceName, alertDescription string
 
 // Send a request to the alert provider and return the body
 func (provider *AlertProvider) Send(serviceName, alertDescription string, resolved bool) ([]byte, error) {
-	request := provider.buildRequest(serviceName, alertDescription, resolved)
+	request := provider.buildHTTPRequest(serviceName, alertDescription, resolved)
 	response, err := client.GetHTTPClient(provider.Insecure).Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/alerting/provider/custom/custom_test.go b/alerting/provider/custom/custom_test.go
index 73e12d3b..56631c48 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/custom/custom_test.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/custom/custom_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestAlertProvider_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestWhenResolved(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAlertProvider_buildHTTPRequestWhenResolved(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		ExpectedURL  = "http://example.com/service-name?event=RESOLVED&description=alert-description"
 		ExpectedBody = "service-name,alert-description,RESOLVED"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestWhenResolved(t *testing.T) {
 		Body:    "[SERVICE_NAME],[ALERT_DESCRIPTION],[ALERT_TRIGGERED_OR_RESOLVED]",
 		Headers: nil,
 	}
-	request := customAlertProvider.buildRequest("service-name", "alert-description", true)
+	request := customAlertProvider.buildHTTPRequest("service-name", "alert-description", true)
 	if request.URL.String() != ExpectedURL {
 		t.Error("expected URL to be", ExpectedURL, "was", request.URL.String())
 	}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestWhenResolved(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestWhenTriggered(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAlertProvider_buildHTTPRequestWhenTriggered(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		ExpectedURL  = "http://example.com/service-name?event=TRIGGERED&description=alert-description"
 		ExpectedBody = "service-name,alert-description,TRIGGERED"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestWhenTriggered(t *testing.T) {
 		Body:    "[SERVICE_NAME],[ALERT_DESCRIPTION],[ALERT_TRIGGERED_OR_RESOLVED]",
 		Headers: map[string]string{"Authorization": "Basic hunter2"},
 	}
-	request := customAlertProvider.buildRequest("service-name", "alert-description", false)
+	request := customAlertProvider.buildHTTPRequest("service-name", "alert-description", false)
 	if request.URL.String() != ExpectedURL {
 		t.Error("expected URL to be", ExpectedURL, "was", request.URL.String())
 	}