diff --git a/lua/linter.lua b/lua/linter.lua
index 409a119..313d369 100644
--- a/lua/linter.lua
+++ b/lua/linter.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ local util = require("util")
 ---@field augroup integer
 ---@field bufnr integer
 ---@field config ow.lsp.linter.Config
-Linter = {}
+local Linter = {}
 Linter.__index = Linter
 
 -- Extract a value from a JSON object using a path