diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
index 0768b811fcf3e0d5ca783bbda4668ea2e0ee768a..fdc8b5b1726ce1a15703ca0ee693775bee959bf6 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class LifecycleService implements ILifecycleService {
 				c(true); // veto
 			});
 
-			vscodeWindow.send('vscode:beforeUnload', { okChannelReply: oneTimeOkEvent, cancelChannelReply: oneTimeCancelEvent, quitRequested: this.quitRequested });
+			vscodeWindow.send('vscode:beforeUnload', { okChannel: oneTimeOkEvent, cancelChannel: oneTimeCancelEvent, quitRequested: this.quitRequested });
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/electron-browser/lifecycleService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/electron-browser/lifecycleService.ts
index 1e613f2cc736b132e80ab71c011e026ef6e46394..12f4ff4639e00c0e3cc3d8f64fd4f27cf4efb612 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/electron-browser/lifecycleService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/electron-browser/lifecycleService.ts
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ export class LifecycleService implements ILifecycleService {
 		const windowId = this.windowService.getWindowId();
 
 		// Main side indicates that window is about to unload, check for vetos
-		ipc.on('vscode:beforeUnload', (event, args: { okChannelReply: string, cancelChannelReply: string, quitRequested: boolean }) => {
+		ipc.on('vscode:beforeUnload', (event, reply: { okChannel: string, cancelChannel: string, quitRequested: boolean }) => {
 			this._willShutdown = true;
-			this._quitRequested = args.quitRequested;
+			this._quitRequested = reply.quitRequested;
 
 			// trigger onWillShutdown events and veto collecting
-			this.onBeforeUnload(args.quitRequested).done(veto => {
+			this.onBeforeUnload(reply.quitRequested).done(veto => {
 				this._quitRequested = false;
 				if (veto) {
 					this._willShutdown = false; // reset this flag since the shutdown has been vetoed!
-					ipc.send(args.cancelChannelReply, windowId);
+					ipc.send(reply.cancelChannel, windowId);
 				} else {
 					this._onShutdown.fire();
-					ipc.send(args.okChannelReply, windowId);
+					ipc.send(reply.okChannel, windowId);
 				}
 			});
 		});