diff --git a/device/pools.go b/device/pools.go
index 6939eeb..55eb6ab 100644
--- a/device/pools.go
+++ b/device/pools.go
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ func (device *Device) GetInboundElement() *QueueInboundElement {
 	}
 }
 
-func (device *Device) PutInboundElement(msg *QueueInboundElement) {
-	msg.clearPointers()
+func (device *Device) PutInboundElement(elem *QueueInboundElement) {
+	elem.clearPointers()
 	if PreallocatedBuffersPerPool == 0 {
-		device.pool.inboundElementPool.Put(msg)
+		device.pool.inboundElementPool.Put(elem)
 	} else {
-		device.pool.inboundElementReuseChan <- msg
+		device.pool.inboundElementReuseChan <- elem
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ func (device *Device) GetOutboundElement() *QueueOutboundElement {
 	}
 }
 
-func (device *Device) PutOutboundElement(msg *QueueOutboundElement) {
-	msg.clearPointers()
+func (device *Device) PutOutboundElement(elem *QueueOutboundElement) {
+	elem.clearPointers()
 	if PreallocatedBuffersPerPool == 0 {
-		device.pool.outboundElementPool.Put(msg)
+		device.pool.outboundElementPool.Put(elem)
 	} else {
-		device.pool.outboundElementReuseChan <- msg
+		device.pool.outboundElementReuseChan <- elem
 	}
 }
diff --git a/device/receive.go b/device/receive.go
index 852bd89..aeaae51 100644
--- a/device/receive.go
+++ b/device/receive.go
@@ -56,26 +56,26 @@ func (elem *QueueInboundElement) IsDropped() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadInt32(&elem.dropped) == AtomicTrue
 }
 
-func (device *Device) addToInboundAndDecryptionQueues(inboundQueue chan *QueueInboundElement, decryptionQueue chan *QueueInboundElement, element *QueueInboundElement) bool {
+func (device *Device) addToInboundAndDecryptionQueues(inboundQueue chan *QueueInboundElement, decryptionQueue chan *QueueInboundElement, elem *QueueInboundElement) bool {
 	select {
-	case inboundQueue <- element:
+	case inboundQueue <- elem:
 		select {
-		case decryptionQueue <- element:
+		case decryptionQueue <- elem:
 			return true
 		default:
-			element.Drop()
-			element.Unlock()
+			elem.Drop()
+			elem.Unlock()
 			return false
 		}
 	default:
-		device.PutInboundElement(element)
+		device.PutInboundElement(elem)
 		return false
 	}
 }
 
-func (device *Device) addToHandshakeQueue(queue chan QueueHandshakeElement, element QueueHandshakeElement) bool {
+func (device *Device) addToHandshakeQueue(queue chan QueueHandshakeElement, elem QueueHandshakeElement) bool {
 	select {
-	case queue <- element:
+	case queue <- elem:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/device/send.go b/device/send.go
index 1f71f79..6b21708 100644
--- a/device/send.go
+++ b/device/send.go
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ func (elem *QueueOutboundElement) IsDropped() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadInt32(&elem.dropped) == AtomicTrue
 }
 
-func addToNonceQueue(queue chan *QueueOutboundElement, element *QueueOutboundElement, device *Device) {
+func addToNonceQueue(queue chan *QueueOutboundElement, elem *QueueOutboundElement, device *Device) {
 	for {
 		select {
-		case queue <- element:
+		case queue <- elem:
 			return
 		default:
 			select {
@@ -97,20 +97,20 @@ func addToNonceQueue(queue chan *QueueOutboundElement, element *QueueOutboundEle
 	}
 }
 
-func addToOutboundAndEncryptionQueues(outboundQueue chan *QueueOutboundElement, encryptionQueue chan *QueueOutboundElement, element *QueueOutboundElement) {
+func addToOutboundAndEncryptionQueues(outboundQueue chan *QueueOutboundElement, encryptionQueue chan *QueueOutboundElement, elem *QueueOutboundElement) {
 	select {
-	case outboundQueue <- element:
+	case outboundQueue <- elem:
 		select {
-		case encryptionQueue <- element:
+		case encryptionQueue <- elem:
 			return
 		default:
-			element.Drop()
-			element.peer.device.PutMessageBuffer(element.buffer)
-			element.Unlock()
+			elem.Drop()
+			elem.peer.device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
+			elem.Unlock()
 		}
 	default:
-		element.peer.device.PutMessageBuffer(element.buffer)
-		element.peer.device.PutOutboundElement(element)
+		elem.peer.device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
+		elem.peer.device.PutOutboundElement(elem)
 	}
 }