diff --git a/node/impl/paych/paych.go b/node/impl/paych/paych.go
index 8e28979f5..e7f39e400 100644
--- a/node/impl/paych/paych.go
+++ b/node/impl/paych/paych.go
@@ -116,25 +116,7 @@ func (a *PaychAPI) PaychSettle(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (cid.C
 }
 
 func (a *PaychAPI) PaychCollect(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (cid.Cid, error) {
-
-	ci, err := a.PaychMgr.GetChannelInfo(addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cid.Undef, err
-	}
-
-	msg := &types.Message{
-		To:     addr,
-		From:   ci.Control,
-		Value:  types.NewInt(0),
-		Method: builtin.MethodsPaych.Collect,
-	}
-
-	smsg, err := a.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cid.Undef, err
-	}
-
-	return smsg.Cid(), nil
+	return a.PaychMgr.Collect(ctx, addr)
 }
 
 func (a *PaychAPI) PaychVoucherCheckValid(ctx context.Context, ch address.Address, sv *paych.SignedVoucher) error {
diff --git a/paychmgr/manager.go b/paychmgr/manager.go
index 7f47640f1..a75c79515 100644
--- a/paychmgr/manager.go
+++ b/paychmgr/manager.go
@@ -242,3 +242,11 @@ func (pm *Manager) Settle(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (cid.Cid, e
 	}
 	return ca.settle(ctx, addr)
 }
+
+func (pm *Manager) Collect(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (cid.Cid, error) {
+	ca, err := pm.accessorByAddress(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cid.Undef, err
+	}
+	return ca.collect(ctx, addr)
+}
diff --git a/paychmgr/paych.go b/paychmgr/paych.go
index f1d5199f6..ba2018e96 100644
--- a/paychmgr/paych.go
+++ b/paychmgr/paych.go
@@ -417,3 +417,27 @@ func (ca *channelAccessor) settle(ctx context.Context, ch address.Address) (cid.
 
 	return smgs.Cid(), err
 }
+
+func (ca *channelAccessor) collect(ctx context.Context, ch address.Address) (cid.Cid, error) {
+	ca.lk.Lock()
+	defer ca.lk.Unlock()
+
+	ci, err := ca.store.ByAddress(ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cid.Undef, err
+	}
+
+	msg := &types.Message{
+		To:     ch,
+		From:   ci.Control,
+		Value:  types.NewInt(0),
+		Method: builtin.MethodsPaych.Collect,
+	}
+
+	smsg, err := ca.api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cid.Undef, err
+	}
+
+	return smsg.Cid(), nil
+}