diff --git a/mirror-image/template.json b/mirror-image/template.json
index 71706f9..8665bb5 100644
--- a/mirror-image/template.json
+++ b/mirror-image/template.json
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
       "headless": true,
       "ssh_username": "{{user `user`}}",
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
-      "shutdown_command": "pgrep -f 'sshd: root@' | xargs kill -9 ; shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "vnc_bind_address": "0.0.0.0",
       "vnc_port_max": "5956",
       "vnc_port_min": "5956",