diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index 37fa15a..25720ff 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -257,11 +257,9 @@ class Worker(object):
             p.expire(self.key, 60)
             p.execute()
 
-    def set_warm_shutdown_requested_date(self):
-        """Sets the date on which the worker received a warm shutdown request"""
-        with self.connection._pipeline() as p:
-            p.hset(self.key, 'warm_shutdown_requested_at', utcformat(utcnow()))
-            p.execute()
+    def set_shutdown_requested_date(self):
+        """Sets the date on which the worker received a (warm) shutdown request"""
+        self.connection.hset(self.key, 'shutdown_requested_date', utcformat(utcnow()))
 
     @property
     def birth_date(self):
@@ -271,11 +269,11 @@ class Worker(object):
             return utcparse(as_text(birth_timestamp))
 
     @property
-    def warm_shutdown_requested_date(self):
-        """Fetches warm_shutdown_requested_date from Redis."""
-        warm_shutdown_requested_timestamp = self.connection.hget(self.key, 'warm_shutdown_requested_at')
-        if warm_shutdown_requested_timestamp is not None:
-            return utcparse(as_text(warm_shutdown_requested_timestamp))
+    def shutdown_requested_date(self):
+        """Fetches shutdown_requested_date from Redis."""
+        shutdown_requested_timestamp = self.connection.hget(self.key, 'shutdown_requested_date')
+        if shutdown_requested_timestamp is not None:
+            return utcparse(as_text(shutdown_requested_timestamp))
 
     @property
     def death_date(self):
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ class Worker(object):
         # finish before shutting down and save the request in redis
         if self.get_state() == 'busy':
             self._stop_requested = True
-            self.set_warm_shutdown_requested_date()
+            self.set_shutdown_requested_date()
             self.log.debug('Stopping after current horse is finished. '
                            'Press Ctrl+C again for a cold shutdown.')
         else: