diff --git a/files/usr/bin/blue-merle-switch b/files/usr/bin/blue-merle-switch
index 93e5b91..58af8fd 100755
--- a/files/usr/bin/blue-merle-switch
+++ b/files/usr/bin/blue-merle-switch
@@ -120,11 +120,10 @@ sleep 5
 
 
 i=5
+/sbin/poweroff -d $i
 until  [[ $i -eq 0 ]]
 do
         i=$((i-1))
         mcu_send_message "Shutting down... ($i)"
         sleep 1
 done
-
-/sbin/poweroff -d 5