diff --git a/cmd/messaging-server/commands/root.go b/cmd/messaging-server/commands/root.go
index 72ccccacab..ec1b789e92 100644
--- a/cmd/messaging-server/commands/root.go
+++ b/cmd/messaging-server/commands/root.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package commands
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/skymsg"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/dms"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"log/syslog"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}()
 
 		// Start
-		srv := skymsg.NewServer(conf.PubKey, conf.SecKey, conf.PublicAddress, client.NewHTTP(conf.Discovery))
+		srv := dms.NewServer(conf.PubKey, conf.SecKey, conf.PublicAddress, client.NewHTTP(conf.Discovery))
 		log.Fatal(srv.ListenAndServe(conf.LocalAddress))
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/transports.go b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/transports.go
index 52e2e8daa2..5a9244b96f 100644
--- a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/transports.go
+++ b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/transports.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	addTpCmd.Flags().StringVar(&transportType, "type", "skymsg", "type of transport to add")
+	addTpCmd.Flags().StringVar(&transportType, "type", "dms", "type of transport to add")
 	addTpCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&public, "public", true, "whether to make the transport public")
 	addTpCmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&timeout, "timeout", "t", 0, "if specified, sets an operation timeout")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/channel.go b/pkg/dms/channel.go
similarity index 95%
rename from pkg/skymsg/channel.go
rename to pkg/dms/channel.go
index d16936d5bf..b2f4b8d1b1 100644
--- a/pkg/skymsg/channel.go
+++ b/pkg/dms/channel.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package skymsg
+package dms
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ func (c *Channel) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		switch f.Type() {
 		case FwdType:
 			return c.bufRead(f.Pay(), p)
-			//if len(p) >= f.PayLen() {
-			//	return copy(p, f.Pay()), nil
-			//}
-			//return 0, io.ErrShortBuffer
 		case CloseType:
 			c.close()
 			return 0, io.ErrClosedPipe
@@ -164,7 +160,6 @@ func (c *Channel) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 func (c *Channel) Close() error {
 	if c.close() {
 		_ = writeFrame(c.Conn, MakeFrame(CloseType, c.id, []byte{0}))
-		return nil
 	}
-	return io.ErrClosedPipe
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dms/channel_test.go b/pkg/dms/channel_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca04490e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/dms/channel_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package dms
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/client.go b/pkg/dms/client.go
similarity index 97%
rename from pkg/skymsg/client.go
rename to pkg/dms/client.go
index 2dc2ade6c6..9f696cb395 100644
--- a/pkg/skymsg/client.go
+++ b/pkg/dms/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package skymsg
+package dms
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ var (
 // Link from a client's perspective.
 type Link struct {
 	log *logging.Logger
-	net.Conn                           // conn to skymsg server
+	net.Conn                           // conn to dms server
 	local     cipher.PubKey            // local client's pk
-	remoteSrv cipher.PubKey            // skymsg server's public key
+	remoteSrv cipher.PubKey            // dms server's public key
 	nextID    uint16                   // next unused channel ID
-	chans     [math.MaxUint16]*Channel // channels to skymsg clients
+	chans     [math.MaxUint16]*Channel // channels to dms clients
 	mx        sync.RWMutex
 	wg        sync.WaitGroup
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/frame.go b/pkg/dms/frame.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/skymsg/frame.go
rename to pkg/dms/frame.go
index b2948e1912..fc12617638 100644
--- a/pkg/skymsg/frame.go
+++ b/pkg/dms/frame.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package skymsg
+package dms
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	TpType = "skymsg"
+	TpType = "dms"
 
 	hsTimeout  = time.Second * 10
 	readBufLen = 10
diff --git a/pkg/dms/frame_test.go b/pkg/dms/frame_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca04490e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/dms/frame_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package dms
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/server.go b/pkg/dms/server.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/skymsg/server.go
rename to pkg/dms/server.go
index b9c93342c5..8439c52891 100644
--- a/pkg/skymsg/server.go
+++ b/pkg/dms/server.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package skymsg
+package dms
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/server_test.go b/pkg/dms/server_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/skymsg/server_test.go
rename to pkg/dms/server_test.go
index cf4a59d9a3..497b3c1516 100644
--- a/pkg/skymsg/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dms/server_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package skymsg
+package dms
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index d349b36092..767b9bb187 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/skymsg"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/dms"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ type PacketRouter interface {
 type Node struct {
 	config    *Config
 	router    PacketRouter
-	messenger *skymsg.Client
+	messenger *dms.Client
 	tm        *transport.Manager
 	rt        routing.Table
 	executer  appExecuter
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func NewNode(config *Config) (*Node, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid Messaging config: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	node.messenger = skymsg.NewClient(mConfig.PubKey, mConfig.SecKey, mConfig.Discovery)
+	node.messenger = dms.NewClient(mConfig.PubKey, mConfig.SecKey, mConfig.Discovery)
 	node.messenger.SetLogger(node.Logger.PackageLogger("dms"))
 
 	trDiscovery, err := config.TransportDiscovery()
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (node *Node) Start() error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	err := node.messenger.InitiateLinks(ctx, node.config.Messaging.ServerCount)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("skymsg: %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("dms: %s", err)
 	}
 	node.logger.Info("Connected to messaging servers")
 
diff --git a/pkg/node/node_test.go b/pkg/node/node_test.go
index 54a1060b34..ea6c97059c 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/skymsg"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/dms"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestNodeStartClose(t *testing.T) {
 	node := &Node{config: &Config{}, router: r, executer: executer, appsConf: conf,
 		startedApps: map[string]*appBind{}, logger: logging.MustGetLogger("test")}
 	mConf := &messaging.Config{PubKey: cipher.PubKey{}, SecKey: cipher.SecKey{}, Discovery: client.NewMock()}
-	node.messenger = skymsg.NewClient(mConf.PubKey, mConf.SecKey, mConf.Discovery)
+	node.messenger = dms.NewClient(mConf.PubKey, mConf.SecKey, mConf.Discovery)
 	var err error
 
 	tmConf := &transport.ManagerConfig{PubKey: cipher.PubKey{}, DiscoveryClient: transport.NewDiscoveryMock()}
diff --git a/pkg/router/router.go b/pkg/router/router.go
index 3a76a9e568..cc2d226c19 100644
--- a/pkg/router/router.go
+++ b/pkg/router/router.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func (r *Router) setupProto(ctx context.Context) (*setup.Protocol, transport.Tra
 	}
 
 	// TODO(evanlinjin): need string constant for tp type.
-	tr, err := r.tm.CreateTransport(ctx, r.config.SetupNodes[0], "skymsg", false)
+	tr, err := r.tm.CreateTransport(ctx, r.config.SetupNodes[0], "dms", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("transport: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/setup/node.go b/pkg/setup/node.go
index 0d08283dff..883f6a497b 100644
--- a/pkg/setup/node.go
+++ b/pkg/setup/node.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/skymsg"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/dms"
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	Logger *logging.Logger
 
 	tm        *transport.Manager
-	messenger *skymsg.Client
+	messenger *dms.Client
 	srvCount  int
 	metrics   metrics.Recorder
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewNode(conf *Config, metrics metrics.Recorder) (*Node, error) {
 	if lvl, err := logging.LevelFromString(conf.LogLevel); err == nil {
 		logger.SetLevel(lvl)
 	}
-	messenger := skymsg.NewClient(pk, sk, mClient.NewHTTP(conf.Messaging.Discovery))
+	messenger := dms.NewClient(pk, sk, mClient.NewHTTP(conf.Messaging.Discovery))
 	messenger.SetLogger(logger.PackageLogger("messenger"))
 
 	trDiscovery, err := trClient.NewHTTP(conf.TransportDiscovery, pk, sk)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (sn *Node) serveTransport(tr transport.Transport) error {
 }
 
 func (sn *Node) connectLoop(on cipher.PubKey, ld *LoopData) (noiseRes []byte, err error) {
-	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), on, skymsg.TpType, false)
+	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), on, dms.TpType, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("transport: %s", err)
 		return
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (sn *Node) connectLoop(on cipher.PubKey, ld *LoopData) (noiseRes []byte, er
 }
 
 func (sn *Node) closeLoop(on cipher.PubKey, ld *LoopData) error {
-	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), on, skymsg.TpType, false)
+	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), on, dms.TpType, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("transport: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (sn *Node) closeLoop(on cipher.PubKey, ld *LoopData) error {
 }
 
 func (sn *Node) setupRule(pubKey cipher.PubKey, rule routing.Rule) (routeID routing.RouteID, err error) {
-	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), pubKey, skymsg.TpType, false)
+	tr, err := sn.tm.CreateTransport(context.Background(), pubKey, dms.TpType, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("transport: %s", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/channel_test.go b/pkg/skymsg/channel_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 806fc35c5a..0000000000
--- a/pkg/skymsg/channel_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package skymsg
diff --git a/pkg/skymsg/frame_test.go b/pkg/skymsg/frame_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 806fc35c5a..0000000000
--- a/pkg/skymsg/frame_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package skymsg