diff --git a/safekeeper/src/control_file_upgrade.rs b/safekeeper/src/control_file_upgrade.rs
index 95cb96fae9..a7f17df797 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/control_file_upgrade.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/control_file_upgrade.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Code to deal with safekeeper control file upgrades
 use crate::safekeeper::{
-    AcceptorState, PersistedPeers, PgUuid, SafeKeeperState, ServerInfo, Term, TermHistory,
-    TermSwitchEntry,
+    AcceptorState, PersistedPeers, PgUuid, SafeKeeperState, ServerInfo, Term, TermHistory, TermLsn,
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use pq_proto::SystemId;
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn upgrade_control_file(buf: &[u8], version: u32) -> Result<SafeKeeperState>
         let oldstate = SafeKeeperStateV1::des(&buf[..buf.len()])?;
         let ac = AcceptorState {
             term: oldstate.acceptor_state.term,
-            term_history: TermHistory(vec![TermSwitchEntry {
+            term_history: TermHistory(vec![TermLsn {
                 term: oldstate.acceptor_state.epoch,
                 lsn: Lsn(0),
             }]),
diff --git a/safekeeper/src/json_ctrl.rs b/safekeeper/src/json_ctrl.rs
index 14d0cc3653..2ad2ca7706 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/json_ctrl.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/json_ctrl.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::safekeeper::{AcceptorProposerMessage, AppendResponse, ServerInfo};
 use crate::safekeeper::{
     AppendRequest, AppendRequestHeader, ProposerAcceptorMessage, ProposerElected,
 };
-use crate::safekeeper::{SafeKeeperState, Term, TermHistory, TermSwitchEntry};
+use crate::safekeeper::{SafeKeeperState, Term, TermHistory, TermLsn};
 use crate::timeline::Timeline;
 use crate::GlobalTimelines;
 use postgres_backend::PostgresBackend;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async fn send_proposer_elected(tli: &Arc<Timeline>, term: Term, lsn: Lsn) -> any
     let history = tli.get_state().await.1.acceptor_state.term_history;
     let history = history.up_to(lsn.checked_sub(1u64).unwrap());
     let mut history_entries = history.0;
-    history_entries.push(TermSwitchEntry { term, lsn });
+    history_entries.push(TermLsn { term, lsn });
     let history = TermHistory(history_entries);
 
     let proposer_elected_request = ProposerAcceptorMessage::Elected(ProposerElected {
diff --git a/safekeeper/src/safekeeper.rs b/safekeeper/src/safekeeper.rs
index d0b14a1282..95dae84e95 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/safekeeper.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/safekeeper.rs
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ pub const UNKNOWN_SERVER_VERSION: u32 = 0;
 pub type Term = u64;
 const INVALID_TERM: Term = 0;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct TermSwitchEntry {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct TermLsn {
     pub term: Term,
     pub lsn: Lsn,
 }
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct TermHistory(pub Vec<TermSwitchEntry>);
+pub struct TermHistory(pub Vec<TermLsn>);
 
 impl TermHistory {
     pub fn empty() -> TermHistory {
         TermHistory(Vec::new())
     }
 
-    // Parse TermHistory as n_entries followed by TermSwitchEntry pairs
+    // Parse TermHistory as n_entries followed by TermLsn pairs
     pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &mut Bytes) -> Result<TermHistory> {
         if bytes.remaining() < 4 {
             bail!("TermHistory misses len");
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl TermHistory {
             if bytes.remaining() < 16 {
                 bail!("TermHistory is incomplete");
             }
-            res.push(TermSwitchEntry {
+            res.push(TermLsn {
                 term: bytes.get_u64_le(),
                 lsn: bytes.get_u64_le().into(),
             })
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ mod tests {
         let pem = ProposerElected {
             term: 1,
             start_streaming_at: Lsn(1),
-            term_history: TermHistory(vec![TermSwitchEntry {
+            term_history: TermHistory(vec![TermLsn {
                 term: 1,
                 lsn: Lsn(3),
             }]),