diff --git a/src/server/channel.rs b/src/server/channel.rs
index 79f9da40f..7b63125e5 100644
--- a/src/server/channel.rs
+++ b/src/server/channel.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn shutdown(&mut self) {
+    pub(crate) fn shutdown(&mut self) {
         match self.proto {
             Some(HttpProtocol::H1(ref mut h1)) => {
                 let io = h1.io();
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl Node<()> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn traverse<T, H>(&self)
+    pub(crate) fn traverse<T, H, F: Fn(&mut HttpChannel<T, H>)>(&self, f: F)
     where
         T: IoStream,
         H: HttpHandler + 'static,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl Node<()> {
                     if !n.element.is_null() {
                         let ch: &mut HttpChannel<T, H> =
                             &mut *(&mut *(n.element as *mut _) as *mut () as *mut _);
-                        ch.shutdown();
+                        f(ch);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/src/server/http.rs b/src/server/http.rs
index eafd45a3f..f83b74f37 100644
--- a/src/server/http.rs
+++ b/src/server/http.rs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ where
 
     fn shutdown(&self, force: bool) {
         if force {
-            self.settings.head().traverse::<TcpStream, H>();
+            self.settings.head().traverse(|ch: &mut HttpChannel<TcpStream, H>| ch.shutdown());
         }
     }
 }