diff --git a/kittens/clipboard/read.go b/kittens/clipboard/read.go
index b11a24404..55298002d 100644
--- a/kittens/clipboard/read.go
+++ b/kittens/clipboard/read.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func unescape_metadata_value(k, x string) (ans string) {
 	return x
 }
 
-func encode_bytes(metadata map[string]string, payload []byte) string {
+func Encode_bytes(metadata map[string]string, payload []byte) string {
 	ans := strings.Builder{}
 	enc_payload := ""
 	if len(payload) > 0 {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func encode_bytes(metadata map[string]string, payload []byte) string {
 }
 
 func encode(metadata map[string]string, payload string) string {
-	return encode_bytes(metadata, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(payload))
+	return Encode_bytes(metadata, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(payload))
 }
 
 func error_from_status(status string) error {
diff --git a/kittens/clipboard/write.go b/kittens/clipboard/write.go
index bc25ac596..3ed0fa4eb 100644
--- a/kittens/clipboard/write.go
+++ b/kittens/clipboard/write.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func write_loop(inputs []*Input, opts *Options) (err error) {
 		i := inputs[0]
 		n, err := i.src.Read(buf[:])
 		if n > 0 {
-			waiting_for_write = lp.QueueWriteString(encode_bytes(make_metadata("wdata", i.mime_type), buf[:n]))
+			waiting_for_write = lp.QueueWriteString(Encode_bytes(make_metadata("wdata", i.mime_type), buf[:n]))
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {