diff --git a/lib/client-base.js b/lib/client-base.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/client-base.js
+++ b/lib/client-base.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ function MultiFSClient() {
 MultiFSClient._debug = false
 MultiFSClient.name = ''
 
+MultiFSClient.prototype.close = function() {
+  this.destroy()
+}
 MultiFSClient.prototype.destroy = function() {}
 
 MultiFSClient.prototype.debug = function() {
diff --git a/multi-fs.js b/multi-fs.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/multi-fs.js
+++ b/multi-fs.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function setupClient(client) {
   }
 }
 
-MultiFS.prototype.destroy = function() {
+MultiFS.prototype.destroy = MultiFS.prototype.close = function() {
   this.clients.forEach(function (client) {
     client.destroy()
   })
Allow close() as alias for destroy()