diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0085.py b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0085.py
index f37dcc68..41329b66 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0085.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0085.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class XEP_0085(object):
                 pass
 
         # send our next "composing" states to any MUC and to the contacts who enabled the feature
-        self.__chatStateInit(from_jid, message.getAttribute("type"), profile)
+        self._chatStateInit(from_jid, message.getAttribute("type"), profile)
 
         state_list = [child.name for child in message.elements() if
                       message.getAttribute("type") in MESSAGE_TYPES
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class XEP_0085(object):
                 # launch the chat state machine (init the timer)
                 if self._isMUC(to_jid, profile):
                     to_jid = to_jid.userhostJID()
-                self.__chatStateActive(to_jid, mess_data["type"], profile)
+                self._chatStateActive(to_jid, mess_data["type"], profile)
             except StopIteration:
                 if "chat_state" in mess_data["extra"]:
                     state = mess_data["extra"].pop("chat_state")
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class XEP_0085(object):
         # wait for the first message before sending states
         return False
 
-    def __chatStateInit(self, to_jid, mess_type, profile):
+    def _chatStateInit(self, to_jid, mess_type, profile):
         """
         Data initialization for the chat state machine.
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class XEP_0085(object):
                                        mess_type, profile)
             self.map[profile][to_jid] = machine
 
-    def __chatStateActive(self, to_jid, mess_type, profile_key):
+    def _chatStateActive(self, to_jid, mess_type, profile_key):
         """
         Launch the chat state machine on "active" state.
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class XEP_0085(object):
         profile = self.host.memory.getProfileName(profile_key)
         if profile is None:
             raise exceptions.ProfileUnknownError
-        self.__chatStateInit(to_jid, mess_type, profile)
+        self._chatStateInit(to_jid, mess_type, profile)
         self.map[profile][to_jid]._onEvent("active")
 
     def chatStateComposing(self, to_jid_s, profile_key):