diff --git a/core/coreapi/routing.go b/core/coreapi/routing.go
index 518249fad2b0..fe273158e1eb 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/routing.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/routing.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 type RoutingAPI CoreAPI
 
-func (r *RoutingAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
-	if !r.nd.IsOnline {
+func (api *RoutingAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if !api.nd.IsOnline {
 		return nil, coreiface.ErrOffline
 	}
 
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ func (r *RoutingAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return r.routing.GetValue(ctx, dhtKey)
+	return api.routing.GetValue(ctx, dhtKey)
 }
 
-func (r *RoutingAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte, opts ...caopts.RoutingPutOption) error {
+func (api *RoutingAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte, opts ...caopts.RoutingPutOption) error {
 	options, err := caopts.RoutingPutOptions(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = r.checkOnline(options.AllowOffline)
+	err = api.checkOnline(options.AllowOffline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (r *RoutingAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte, opts ...
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return r.routing.PutValue(ctx, dhtKey, value)
+	return api.routing.PutValue(ctx, dhtKey, value)
 }
 
 func normalizeKey(s string) (string, error) {