diff --git a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
index d2927ec8f..8a8e39cb0 100644
--- a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ if qm status "$VMID" | grep -q "running"; then
   send_line_to_vm "uci set network.lan.ipaddr=${LAN_IP_ADDR}"
   send_line_to_vm "uci set network.lan.netmask=${LAN_NETMASK}"
   send_line_to_vm "uci commit"
-  send_line_to_vm "halt"
+  send_line_to_vm "poweroff"
   msg_ok "Network interfaces configured in OpenWrt"
 else
   msg_error "VM is not running"