diff --git a/iroh-js/__test__/blob.spec.mjs b/iroh-js/__test__/blob.spec.mjs
index aa9ec552..69067dc8 100644
--- a/iroh-js/__test__/blob.spec.mjs
+++ b/iroh-js/__test__/blob.spec.mjs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test('add blob from path', async (t) => {
   t.truthy(allDone.tag)
   t.truthy(allDone.hash)
 
-  await node.node.shutdown(false)
+  await node.node.shutdown()
 })
 
 test('hash basics', (t) => {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test('collections', async (t) => {
   t.is(collectionList[0].hash, res.hash)
   t.is(collectionList[0].totalBlobsCount, BigInt(numFiles + 1))
 
-  await node.node.shutdown(false)
+  await node.node.shutdown()
 })
 
 test('share', async (t) => {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test('share', async (t) => {
   t.is(ticket.hash, res.hash)
   t.deepEqual(ticket.nodeAddr, nodeAddr)
 
-  await node.node.shutdown(false)
+  await node.node.shutdown()
 })
 
 test('provide events', async (t) => {
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ test('provide events', async (t) => {
 
   t.is(events.length, 4)
 
-  await node1.node.shutdown(false)
-  await node2.node.shutdown(false)
+  await node1.node.shutdown()
+  await node2.node.shutdown()
 })
diff --git a/iroh-js/__test__/node.spec.mjs b/iroh-js/__test__/node.spec.mjs
index a070217a..fa2f6baa 100644
--- a/iroh-js/__test__/node.spec.mjs
+++ b/iroh-js/__test__/node.spec.mjs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import test from 'ava'
 
 import { Iroh } from '../index.js'
 
-
 test('create memory node', async (t) => {
   const node = await Iroh.memory()
+  await node.node.shutdown()
   t.pass()
 })
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ test('create memory node, with options', async (t) => {
   const node = await Iroh.memory({
     gcIntervalMillis: 10000
   })
+  await node.node.shutdown()
   t.pass()
 })
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ test('node status', async (t) => {
   const status = await iroh.node.status()
 
   t.is(status.version, '0.28.1')
+  await iroh.node.shutdown()
 })
 
 test('rpc client memory node', async (t) => {
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ test('rpc client memory node', async (t) => {
   const clientId = await client.net.nodeId()
 
   t.is(nodeId, clientId)
+
+  await node.node.shutdown()
 })
 
 
@@ -43,33 +47,31 @@ test('custom protocol', async (t) => {
   const protocols = {
     [alpn]: (err, ep, client) => ({
       accept: async (err, connecting) => {
-        console.log('accept')
+        // console.log('accept')
         t.falsy(err)
         const nodeId = await client.net.nodeId()
-        console.log(`accepting on node ${nodeId}`)
+        // console.log(`accepting on node ${nodeId}`)
         const alpn = await connecting.alpn()
-        console.log(`incoming on ${alpn.toString()}`)
+        // console.log(`incoming on ${alpn.toString()}`)
 
         const conn = await connecting.connect()
         const remote = await conn.getRemoteNodeId()
-        console.log(`connected id ${remote.toString()}`)
+        // console.log(`connected id ${remote.toString()}`)
 
         const bi = await conn.acceptBi()
 
         const bytes = await bi.recv.readToEnd(64)
-        console.log(`got: ${bytes.toString()}`)
+        // console.log(`got: ${bytes.toString()}`)
         t.is(bytes.toString(), 'yo')
         await bi.send.writeAll(Buffer.from('hello'))
         await bi.send.finish()
         await conn.closed()
       },
       shutdown: (err) => {
-        if (err != null) {
-          if (!err.message.contains("closed by peer")) {
-            throw err
-          }
+        if (err != null && !err.message.contains('closed by peer')) {
+          throw err
         }
-        console.log('shutting down')
+        // console.log('shutting down')
       }
     })
   }
@@ -82,11 +84,11 @@ test('custom protocol', async (t) => {
   const node2 = await Iroh.memory({ protocols })
 
   const endpoint = node2.node.endpoint()
-  console.log(`connecting to ${nodeAddr.nodeId}`)
+  // console.log(`connecting to ${nodeAddr.nodeId}`)
 
   const conn = await endpoint.connect(nodeAddr, alpn)
   const remote = await conn.getRemoteNodeId()
-  console.log(`connected to ${remote.toString()}`)
+  // console.log(`connected to ${remote.toString()}`)
 
   const bi = await conn.openBi()
 
@@ -96,12 +98,13 @@ test('custom protocol', async (t) => {
   let out = Buffer.alloc(5)
   await bi.recv.readExact(out)
 
-  console.log(`read: ${out.toString()}`)
+  // console.log(`read: ${out.toString()}`)
   t.is(out.toString(), 'hello')
 
   await node2.node.shutdown()
   await node1.node.shutdown()
 
-  console.log('end')
+  // console.log('end')
+
   t.pass()
 })
diff --git a/iroh-js/index.d.ts b/iroh-js/index.d.ts
index 5d60dcdb..fc569060 100644
--- a/iroh-js/index.d.ts
+++ b/iroh-js/index.d.ts
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export declare class Node {
   /** Get status information about a node */
   status(): Promise<NodeStatus>
   /** Shutdown this iroh node. */
-  shutdown(force: boolean): Promise<void>
+  shutdown(): Promise<void>
   /** Returns `Some(addr)` if an RPC endpoint is running, `None` otherwise. */
   myRpcAddr(): string | null
   endpoint(): Endpoint | null