diff --git a/scripts/spmenu/shutdown b/scripts/spmenu/shutdown
index c1a125f..460fe0d 100755
--- a/scripts/spmenu/shutdown
+++ b/scripts/spmenu/shutdown
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ USER_OPT1=$(printf "Shutdown\nReboot\nExit\nLock\nKill X" | spmenu -b -l 5 -g 1
 
 
 case "$USER_OPT1" in
-"Shutdown") sudo shutdown now || doas shutdown now || systemctl shutdown ;;
+"Shutdown") sudo shutdown now || doas shutdown now || systemctl poweroff ;;
 "Reboot") reboot || systemctl reboot ;;
 "Exit") loginctl kill-session self;;
 "Lock") slock ;;