diff --git a/include/create/packet.h b/include/create/packet.h
index 8f2f426..da0a6e2 100644
--- a/include/create/packet.h
+++ b/include/create/packet.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ namespace create {
       mutable boost::mutex dataMutex;
       mutable boost::mutex tmpDataMutex;
 
+    protected:
+      // Thread safe
+      void setData(const uint16_t& d);
+
     public:
       const uint8_t nbytes;
       const std::string info;
@@ -48,10 +52,11 @@ namespace create {
       Packet(const uint8_t& nbytes, const std::string& info);
       ~Packet();
 
-      // All of the following are thread safe
-      void setTempData(const uint16_t& td);
+      // Thread safe
+      void setDataToValidate(const uint16_t& td);
+      // Thread safe
       void validate();
-      void setData(const uint16_t& d);
+      // Thread safe
       uint16_t getData() const;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/packet.cpp b/src/packet.cpp
index 799d9f7..9b65305 100644
--- a/src/packet.cpp
+++ b/src/packet.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace create {
 
   Packet::~Packet() { }
 
-  void Packet::setTempData(const uint16_t& tmp) {
+  void Packet::setDataToValidate(const uint16_t& tmp) {
     boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(tmpDataMutex);
     tmpData = tmp;
   }
diff --git a/src/serial_query.cpp b/src/serial_query.cpp
index 1cc23d2..a0b7c00 100644
--- a/src/serial_query.cpp
+++ b/src/serial_query.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace create {
       --packetByte;
     } else if (packetID < maxPacketID) {
       // New packet
-      data->getPacket(packetID)->setTempData(packetData);
+      data->getPacket(packetID)->setDataToValidate(packetData);
       packetData = 0;
       ++packetID;
       packetByte = data->getPacket(packetID)->nbytes - 1;
diff --git a/src/serial_stream.cpp b/src/serial_stream.cpp
index 8674718..aac3184 100644
--- a/src/serial_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/serial_stream.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace create {
           packetBytes += byteRead;
         }
         if (numDataBytesRead >= expectedNumDataBytes) {
-          data->getPacket(packetID)->setTempData(packetBytes);
+          data->getPacket(packetID)->setDataToValidate(packetBytes);
           if (numBytesRead >= expectedNumBytes)
             readState = READ_CHECKSUM;
           else