diff --git a/api/comment.go b/api/comment.go
index d7f4050..b1a23b0 100644
--- a/api/comment.go
+++ b/api/comment.go
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ type comment struct {
 	Score         int       `json:"score"`
 	State         string    `json:"state"`
 	CreationDate  time.Time `json:"creationDate"`
-	VoteDirection int       `json:"voteDirection"`
+	Direction     int       `json:"direction"`
 }
diff --git a/api/comment_list.go b/api/comment_list.go
index 73c19ae..1f1ed3f 100644
--- a/api/comment_list.go
+++ b/api/comment_list.go
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ func commentList(commenterHex string, domain string, path string, includeUnappro
       `
 			row := db.QueryRow(statement, c.CommentHex, commenterHex)
 
-			if err = row.Scan(&c.VoteDirection); err != nil {
+			if err = row.Scan(&c.Direction); err != nil {
 				// TODO: is the only error here that there is no such entry?
-				c.VoteDirection = 0
+				c.Direction = 0
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/api/comment_list_test.go b/api/comment_list_test.go
index e3ca0f1..2ab83c0 100644
--- a/api/comment_list_test.go
+++ b/api/comment_list_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func TestCommentListBasics(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if c[0].VoteDirection != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected c.VoteDirection = 0 got c.VoteDirection = %d", c[0].VoteDirection)
+	if c[0].Direction != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected c.Direction = 0 got c.Direction = %d", c[0].Direction)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func TestCommentListBasics(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if c[0].VoteDirection != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("expected c.VoteDirection = 1 got c.VoteDirection = %d", c[0].VoteDirection)
+	if c[0].Direction != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected c.Direction = 1 got c.Direction = %d", c[0].Direction)
 		return
 	}
 }