diff --git a/janssonxx.h b/janssonxx.h
index 6e81241..9085652 100644
--- a/janssonxx.h
+++ b/janssonxx.h
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 #define JANSSONXX_H 1
 
 #include <string>
-#include <jansson.h>
 
 namespace jansson {
 
+// include in the jansson namespace
+#include <jansson.h>
+
 class Iterator;
 
 // represents any JSON value