diff --git a/lib/net/external.js b/lib/net/external.js
index c104c95b..1035629a 100644
--- a/lib/net/external.js
+++ b/lib/net/external.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const breq = require('breq');
+const brq = require('brq');
 const IP = require('binet');
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const external = exports;
 
 external.getIPv4 = async function getIPv4() {
   try {
-    const res = await breq({
+    const res = await brq({
       method: 'GET',
       url: 'http://ipv4.icanhazip.com',
       expect: 'txt',
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ external.getIPv4 = async function getIPv4() {
  */
 
 external.getIPv42 = async function getIPv42() {
-  const res = await breq({
+  const res = await brq({
     method: 'GET',
     url: 'http://checkip.dyndns.org',
     expect: 'html',
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ external.getIPv42 = async function getIPv42() {
  */
 
 external.getIPv6 = async function getIPv6() {
-  const res = await breq({
+  const res = await brq({
     method: 'GET',
     url: 'http://ipv6.icanhazip.com',
     expect: 'txt',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fe947d5..9b66c9ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "bfilter": "^0.0.1",
     "binet": "^0.0.1",
     "bmutex": "^0.0.1",
-    "breq": "^0.0.1",
+    "brq": "^0.0.1",
     "bsock": "^0.0.1",
     "bstr": "^0.0.1",
     "bweb": "^0.0.1",