diff --git a/internal/util/proxyutil/proxy_watcher.go b/internal/util/proxyutil/proxy_watcher.go
index 0cd81bada6..25a916b396 100644
--- a/internal/util/proxyutil/proxy_watcher.go
+++ b/internal/util/proxyutil/proxy_watcher.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/sessionutil"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/lifetime"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/paramtable"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/typeutil"
 )
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ type ProxyWatcher struct {
 	addSessionsFunc  []func(*sessionutil.Session)
 	delSessionsFunc  []func(*sessionutil.Session)
 
-	closeCh chan struct{}
+	closeCh lifetime.SafeChan
 }
 
 // NewProxyWatcher helper function to create a proxyWatcher
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func NewProxyWatcher(client *clientv3.Client, fns ...func([]*sessionutil.Session
 	p := &ProxyWatcher{
 		lock:    sync.Mutex{},
 		etcdCli: client,
-		closeCh: make(chan struct{}),
+		closeCh: lifetime.NewSafeChan(),
 	}
 	p.initSessionsFunc = append(p.initSessionsFunc, fns...)
 	return p
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func (p *ProxyWatcher) startWatchEtcd(ctx context.Context, eventCh clientv3.Watc
 			log.Warn("stop watching etcd loop")
 			return
 
-		case <-p.closeCh:
+		case <-p.closeCh.CloseCh():
 			log.Warn("stop watching etcd loop")
 			return
 
@@ -218,6 +219,6 @@ func (p *ProxyWatcher) getSessionsOnEtcd(ctx context.Context) ([]*sessionutil.Se
 
 // Stop stops the ProxyManager
 func (p *ProxyWatcher) Stop() {
-	close(p.closeCh)
+	p.closeCh.Close()
 	p.wg.Wait()
 }