diff --git a/codex/codex.nim b/codex/codex.nim
index c9d3dd35..3d2d9e03 100644
--- a/codex/codex.nim
+++ b/codex/codex.nim
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ proc close*(s: CodexServer) {.async.} =
     error "Failed to close codex node", failures = res.failure.len
     raiseAssert "Failed to close codex node"
 
-proc shutdown(server: CodexServer) {.async.} =
+proc shutdown*(server: CodexServer) {.async.} =
   await server.stop()
   await server.close()