diff --git a/Deleted_SplunkForwarder.yml b/Deleted_SplunkForwarder.yml
index 88c0b6f..ecdcd20 100644
--- a/Deleted_SplunkForwarder.yml
+++ b/Deleted_SplunkForwarder.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@
         - /etc/systemd/system/Splunk.service
 
     - name: "Shutdown VM"
-      shell: shutdown now
+      reboot:
+        reboot_timeout: 300
+      async: 0
+      poll: 0
diff --git a/Deleted_SplunkHeavyForwarder.yml b/Deleted_SplunkHeavyForwarder.yml
index c7a8883..bc7c489 100644
--- a/Deleted_SplunkHeavyForwarder.yml
+++ b/Deleted_SplunkHeavyForwarder.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@
         - /etc/systemd/system/splunk.service
     
     - name: "Shutdown VM"
-      shell: shutdown -r now
+      reboot:
+        reboot_timeout: 300
+      async: 0
+      poll: 0