diff --git a/manager.go b/manager.go
index 843d841cb..3ef8e30c6 100644
--- a/manager.go
+++ b/manager.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ type Worker interface {
 	Paths(context.Context) ([]stores.StoragePath, error)
 
 	Info(context.Context) (api.WorkerInfo, error)
+
+	Close() error
 }
 
 type SectorManager interface {
@@ -425,4 +427,9 @@ func (m *Manager) FsStat(ctx context.Context, id stores.ID) (stores.FsStat, erro
 	return m.storage.FsStat(ctx, id)
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) Close() error {
+	close(m.closing)
+	return nil
+}
+
 var _ SectorManager = &Manager{}
diff --git a/sched.go b/sched.go
index a38707f74..d8e3d35a0 100644
--- a/sched.go
+++ b/sched.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func (m *Manager) runSched() {
 			m.schedQueue.PushBack(req)
 		case wid := <-m.workerFree:
 			m.onWorkerFreed(wid)
+		case <-m.closing:
+			m.schedClose()
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -240,3 +243,14 @@ func (m *Manager) schedNewWorker(w *workerHandle) {
 	m.workers[id] = w
 	m.nextWorker++
 }
+
+func (m *Manager) schedClose() {
+	m.workersLk.Lock()
+	defer m.workersLk.Unlock()
+
+	for i, w := range m.workers {
+		if err := w.w.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("closing worker %d: %+v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/worker_local.go b/worker_local.go
index 18a0305fd..175106bad 100644
--- a/worker_local.go
+++ b/worker_local.go
@@ -203,4 +203,8 @@ func (l *LocalWorker) Info(context.Context) (api.WorkerInfo, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (l *LocalWorker) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 var _ Worker = &LocalWorker{}
diff --git a/worker_remote.go b/worker_remote.go
index f49ea4dc6..ffd96f188 100644
--- a/worker_remote.go
+++ b/worker_remote.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api/client"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/jsonrpc"
 )
 
 type remote struct {
 	api.WorkerApi
+	closer jsonrpc.ClientCloser
 }
 
 func (r *remote) NewSector(ctx context.Context, sector abi.SectorID) error {
@@ -33,13 +35,17 @@ func ConnectRemote(ctx context.Context, fa api.Common, url string) (*remote, err
 	headers := http.Header{}
 	headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer "+string(token))
 
-	wapi, close, err := client.NewWorkerRPC(url, headers)
+	wapi, closer, err := client.NewWorkerRPC(url, headers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("creating jsonrpc client: %w", err)
 	}
-	_ = close // TODO
 
-	return &remote{wapi}, nil
+	return &remote{wapi, closer}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *remote) Close() error {
+	r.closer()
+	return nil
 }
 
 var _ Worker = &remote{}