diff --git a/drivers/docker/stats.go b/drivers/docker/stats.go
index a04089978..f02bd1492 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/stats.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/stats.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ type usageSender struct {
 	mu     sync.Mutex
 }
 
-// newDestChPair returns a destCh that supports concurrent sending and closing,
-// and the receiver end of the chan.
-func newDestChPair() (*usageSender, <-chan *structs.TaskResourceUsage) {
+// newStatsChanPipe returns a chan wrapped in a struct that supports concurrent
+// sending and closing, and the receiver end of the chan.
+func newStatsChanPipe() (*usageSender, <-chan *structs.TaskResourceUsage) {
 	destCh := make(chan *cstructs.TaskResourceUsage, 1)
 	return &usageSender{
 		destCh: destCh,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (h *taskHandle) Stats(ctx context.Context, interval time.Duration) (<-chan
 	default:
 	}
 
-	destCh, recvCh := newDestChPair()
+	destCh, recvCh := newStatsChanPipe()
 	go h.collectStats(ctx, destCh, interval)
 	return recvCh, nil
 }
diff --git a/drivers/docker/stats_test.go b/drivers/docker/stats_test.go
index e1ed3ba62..f9c290c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/stats_test.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/stats_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestDriver_DockerStatsCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 	src := make(chan *docker.Stats)
 	defer close(src)
-	dst, recvCh := newDestChPair()
+	dst, recvCh := newStatsChanPipe()
 	defer dst.close()
 	stats := &docker.Stats{}
 	stats.CPUStats.ThrottlingData.Periods = 10
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestDriver_DockerUsageSender(t *testing.T) {
 	// sample payload
 	res := &cstructs.TaskResourceUsage{}
 
-	destCh, recvCh := newDestChPair()
+	destCh, recvCh := newStatsChanPipe()
 
 	// Sending should never fail
 	destCh.send(res)