diff --git a/weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_config.go b/weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a75678815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package msgclient
+
+func (mc *MessagingClient) DeleteChannel(chanName string) error {
+	return mc.DeleteTopic("chan", chanName)
+}
diff --git a/weed/messaging/msgclient/pub_chan.go b/weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_pub.go
similarity index 100%
rename from weed/messaging/msgclient/pub_chan.go
rename to weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_pub.go
diff --git a/weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go b/weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_sub.go
similarity index 100%
rename from weed/messaging/msgclient/sub_chan.go
rename to weed/messaging/msgclient/chan_sub.go