diff --git a/fbchat/_client.py b/fbchat/_client.py
index bfee672..fde5ccc 100644
--- a/fbchat/_client.py
+++ b/fbchat/_client.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from mimetypes import guess_type
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from ._util import *
 from .models import *
-from ._graphql import graphql_queries_to_json, graphql_response_to_json, GraphQL
+from . import _graphql
+from ._graphql import GraphQL
 from ._state import State
 import time
 import json
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class Client(object):
         try:
             if as_graphql:
                 content = check_request(r, as_json=False)
-                return graphql_response_to_json(content)
+                return _graphql.response_to_json(content)
             else:
                 return check_request(r)
         except FBchatFacebookError as e:
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ class Client(object):
         data = {
             "method": "GET",
             "response_format": "json",
-            "queries": graphql_queries_to_json(*queries),
+            "queries": _graphql.queries_to_json(*queries),
         }
         return tuple(self._post("/api/graphqlbatch/", data, as_graphql=True))
 
diff --git a/fbchat/_graphql.py b/fbchat/_graphql.py
index 508d914..7506e29 100644
--- a/fbchat/_graphql.py
+++ b/fbchat/_graphql.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ConcatJSONDecoder(json.JSONDecoder):
 # End shameless copy
 
 
-def graphql_queries_to_json(*queries):
+def queries_to_json(*queries):
     """
     Queries should be a list of GraphQL objects
     """
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def graphql_queries_to_json(*queries):
     return json.dumps(rtn)
 
 
-def graphql_response_to_json(content):
+def response_to_json(content):
     content = _util.strip_json_cruft(content)  # Usually only needed in some error cases
     try:
         j = json.loads(content, cls=ConcatJSONDecoder)