diff --git a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/run.go b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/run.go
index e23acf7ce..d1e457970 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/run.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/run.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var runCmd = &cli.Command{
 		var minerapi api.StorageMiner
 		stop, err := node.New(ctx,
 			node.StorageMiner(&minerapi),
-			node.Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownCh), shutdownChan),
+			node.Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownChan), shutdownChan),
 			node.Online(),
 			node.Repo(r),
 
diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index a2e0fbe76..6783ef0b1 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			node.FullAPI(&api),
 
 			node.Override(new(dtypes.Bootstrapper), isBootstrapper),
-			node.Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownCh), shutdownChan),
+			node.Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownChan), shutdownChan),
 			node.Online(),
 			node.Repo(r),
 
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index f27bb68b9..c654ebc86 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func defaults() []Option {
 		Override(new(helpers.MetricsCtx), context.Background),
 		Override(new(record.Validator), modules.RecordValidator),
 		Override(new(dtypes.Bootstrapper), dtypes.Bootstrapper(false)),
-		Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownCh), make(chan struct{})),
+		Override(new(dtypes.ShutdownChan), make(chan struct{})),
 
 		// Filecoin modules
 
diff --git a/node/impl/common/common.go b/node/impl/common/common.go
index 518c734c2..898ccd26c 100644
--- a/node/impl/common/common.go
+++ b/node/impl/common/common.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type CommonAPI struct {
 	APISecret  *dtypes.APIAlg
 	Host       host.Host
 	Router     lp2p.BaseIpfsRouting
-	ShutdownCh dtypes.ShutdownCh
+	ShutdownCh dtypes.ShutdownChan
 }
 
 type jwtPayload struct {
diff --git a/node/modules/dtypes/shutdown.go b/node/modules/dtypes/shutdown.go
index 385b99381..6497b0938 100644
--- a/node/modules/dtypes/shutdown.go
+++ b/node/modules/dtypes/shutdown.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 package dtypes
 
-type ShutdownCh chan struct{}
+// ShutdownChan is a channel to which you send a value if you intend to shut
+// down the daemon (or storage miner), including the node and RPC server.
+type ShutdownChan chan struct{}