diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99ba210f..a3d81645 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "zeed",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.15.2",
+  "version": "0.15.3",
   "description": "🌱 Simple foundation library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Dirk Holtwick",
diff --git a/src/common/msg/channel.ts b/src/common/msg/channel.ts
index 14528d94..7d9fbf2c 100644
--- a/src/common/msg/channel.ts
+++ b/src/common/msg/channel.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // (C)opyright 2021-07-15 Dirk Holtwick, holtwick.it. All rights reserved.
 
-// import { Logger } from "../log"
+import { useDisposeWithUtils } from '..'
 import { uuid } from '../uuid'
 import { Emitter } from './emitter'
 
+// import { Logger } from "../log"
 // const log = Logger("zeed:channel")
 
 /** See http://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MessageEvent */
@@ -29,10 +30,12 @@ export abstract class Channel extends Emitter<{
   abstract isConnected?: boolean
   abstract postMessage(data: any): void
 
-  // /** @deprecated use .dispose() */
-  // close() {
-  //   void this.dispose()
-  // }
+  dispose = useDisposeWithUtils()
+
+  /** @deprecated use .dispose() */
+  close() {
+    void this.dispose()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Very basic channel demonstrating local communication */
diff --git a/src/node/files-async.ts b/src/node/files-async.ts
index efbf302e..5bf00952 100644
--- a/src/node/files-async.ts
+++ b/src/node/files-async.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 import { isHiddenPath } from './fs'
 import { globToRegExp } from './glob'
 
-async function getStatAsync(path: string): Promise<any> {
+export async function getStatAsync(path: string): Promise<any> {
   try {
     return await stat(path)
   }
diff --git a/src/node/files.ts b/src/node/files.ts
index 40a635b2..22e5f4d3 100644
--- a/src/node/files.ts
+++ b/src/node/files.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 import { isHiddenPath } from './fs'
 import { globToRegExp } from './glob'
 
-function getStat(path: string): any {
+export function getStat(path: string): any {
   try {
     return statSync(path)
   }