diff --git a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
index 6c63049e..b0223888 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extern crate failure;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate tracing;
 
-pub mod message;
+pub mod protocol;
 pub mod types;
 
 // XXX make this private once connect is removed
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5baeafa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//! Zcash network protocol handling.
+
+pub mod message;
+pub mod codec;
+
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/message.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from zebra-network/src/message.rs
rename to zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs
diff --git a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
index 8f2a6966..a5e643c1 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl ConnectCmd {
         use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
         use zebra_chain::types::BlockHeight;
-        use zebra_network::{constants, message::*, types::*};
+        use zebra_network::{constants, protocol::message::*, types::*};
 
         info!("connecting");