diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope.cpp b/src/Kaleidoscope.cpp
index 4b538700..e5c38a1e 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope.cpp
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Kaleidoscope_::loop(void) {
     (*hook)(false);
   }
 
-  sendKeyboardReport();
-  releaseAllKeys();
+  kaleidoscope::hid::sendKeyboardReport();
+  kaleidoscope::hid::releaseAllKeys();
 
   for (byte i = 0; loopHooks[i] != NULL && i < HOOK_MAX; i++) {
     loopHook hook = loopHooks[i];
diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope.h b/src/Kaleidoscope.h
index aa8f16db..25846149 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope.h
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope.h
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ void setup();
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+
 #include KALEIDOSCOPE_HARDWARE_H
 #include "key_events.h"
+#include "kaleidoscope/hid.h"
 #include "layers.h"
 
 #define HOOK_MAX 64
diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
index bb274863..460e6e97 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-#include "Kaleidoscope.h"
+#include "hid.h"
+#include "KeyboardioHID.h"
 
-namespace kaleidoscope::hid {
+namespace kaleidoscope {
+namespace hid {
 void initializeKeyboard() {
   Keyboard.begin();
 }
@@ -139,4 +141,5 @@ void releaseAbsoluteMouseButtons(uint8_t buttons) {
   AbsoluteMouse.release(buttons);
 }
 
+}
 };
diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.h b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.h
index f30b2219..2e3f38e6 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.h
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <Arduino.h>
+#include "key_defs.h"
 
-namespace kaleidoscope::hid {
+namespace kaleidoscope {
+namespace hid {
 
 // A facade on top of our HID implementation
 
@@ -42,4 +44,5 @@ void clickAbsoluteMouseButtons(uint8_t buttons);
 void pressAbsoluteMouseButtons(uint8_t buttons);
 void releaseAbsoluteMouseButtons(uint8_t buttons);
 
+}
 };
diff --git a/src/key_events.cpp b/src/key_events.cpp
index a79f3c6d..981c34b8 100644
--- a/src/key_events.cpp
+++ b/src/key_events.cpp
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ static bool handleSyntheticKeyswitchEvent(Key mappedKey, uint8_t keyState) {
     return false;
   } else if (mappedKey.flags & IS_CONSUMER) {
     if (keyIsPressed(keyState)) {
-      pressConsumerControl(mappedKey);
+      kaleidoscope::hid::pressConsumerControl(mappedKey);
     } else if (keyWasPressed(keyState)) {
-      releaseConsumerControl(mappedKey);
+      kaleidoscope::hid::releaseConsumerControl(mappedKey);
     }
   } else if (mappedKey.flags & IS_SYSCTL) {
     if (keyIsPressed(keyState)) {
-      pressSystemControl(mappedKey);
+      kaleidoscope::hid::pressSystemControl(mappedKey);
     } else if (keyWasPressed(keyState)) {
-      releaseSystemControl(mappedKey);
+      kaleidoscope::hid::releaseSystemControl(mappedKey);
     }
   } else if (mappedKey.flags & SWITCH_TO_KEYMAP) {
     // Should not happen, handled elsewhere.
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ static bool handleKeyswitchEventDefault(Key mappedKey, byte row, byte col, uint8
   if (mappedKey.flags & SYNTHETIC) {
     handleSyntheticKeyswitchEvent(mappedKey, keyState);
   } else if (keyIsPressed(keyState)) {
-    pressKey(mappedKey);
+    kaleidoscope::hid::pressKey(mappedKey);
   } else if (keyToggledOff(keyState) && (keyState & INJECTED)) {
-    releaseKey(mappedKey);
+    kaleidoscope::hid::releaseKey(mappedKey);
   }
   return true;
 }