diff --git a/linux/shim/exec.go b/linux/shim/exec.go
index 950df8ae4..292d378bb 100644
--- a/linux/shim/exec.go
+++ b/linux/shim/exec.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) Pid() int {
 	return e.pid
 }
 
-func (e *execProcess) Status() int {
+func (e *execProcess) ExitStatus() int {
 	return e.status
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) ExitedAt() time.Time {
 	return e.exited
 }
 
-func (e *execProcess) Exited(status int) {
+func (e *execProcess) SetExited(status int) {
 	e.status = status
 	e.exited = time.Now()
 	e.parent.platform.shutdownConsole(context.Background(), e.console)
diff --git a/linux/shim/init.go b/linux/shim/init.go
index 452c1ff53..c32494d98 100644
--- a/linux/shim/init.go
+++ b/linux/shim/init.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (p *initProcess) Pid() int {
 	return p.pid
 }
 
-func (p *initProcess) Status() int {
+func (p *initProcess) ExitStatus() int {
 	return p.status
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (p *initProcess) Start(context context.Context) error {
 	return p.runtimeError(err, "OCI runtime start failed")
 }
 
-func (p *initProcess) Exited(status int) {
+func (p *initProcess) SetExited(status int) {
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	p.status = status
 	p.exited = time.Now()
diff --git a/linux/shim/process.go b/linux/shim/process.go
index c7550011a..5f0a1bb3e 100644
--- a/linux/shim/process.go
+++ b/linux/shim/process.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ type process interface {
 	Pid() int
 	// Resize resizes the process console
 	Resize(ws console.WinSize) error
-	// Exited sets the exit status for the process
-	Exited(status int)
-	// Status returns the exit status
-	Status() int
+	// SetExited sets the exit status for the process
+	SetExited(status int)
+	// ExitStatus returns the exit status
+	ExitStatus() int
 	// ExitedAt is the time the process exited
 	ExitedAt() time.Time
 	// Delete deletes the process and its resourcess
diff --git a/linux/shim/service.go b/linux/shim/service.go
index 2147cf280..682e76c38 100644
--- a/linux/shim/service.go
+++ b/linux/shim/service.go
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ func (s *Service) Delete(ctx context.Context, r *google_protobuf.Empty) (*shimap
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.events <- &eventsapi.TaskDelete{
 		ContainerID: s.id,
-		ExitStatus:  uint32(p.Status()),
+		ExitStatus:  uint32(p.ExitStatus()),
 		ExitedAt:    p.ExitedAt(),
 		Pid:         uint32(p.Pid()),
 	}
 	return &shimapi.DeleteResponse{
-		ExitStatus: uint32(p.Status()),
+		ExitStatus: uint32(p.ExitStatus()),
 		ExitedAt:   p.ExitedAt(),
 		Pid:        uint32(p.Pid()),
 	}, nil
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (s *Service) DeleteProcess(ctx context.Context, r *shimapi.DeleteProcessReq
 	delete(s.processes, p.ID())
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 	return &shimapi.DeleteResponse{
-		ExitStatus: uint32(p.Status()),
+		ExitStatus: uint32(p.ExitStatus()),
 		ExitedAt:   p.ExitedAt(),
 		Pid:        uint32(p.Pid()),
 	}, nil
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (s *Service) Update(ctx context.Context, r *shimapi.UpdateTaskRequest) (*go
 
 func (s *Service) waitExit(p process, pid int, cmd *reaper.Cmd) {
 	status := <-cmd.ExitCh
-	p.Exited(status)
+	p.SetExited(status)
 
 	reaper.Default.Delete(pid)
 	s.events <- &eventsapi.TaskExit{