diff --git a/templates/nutmon.sh.j2 b/templates/nutmon.sh.j2
index 2a10670..e56088a 100644
--- a/templates/nutmon.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/nutmon.sh.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ while [ $upsstat -ne 0 ]; do
  if [ $upsstat -eq 1 ]; then
   let retries=retries-1
   if [ $retries -le 0 ]; then
-   reboot
+   /usr/sbin/shutdown -r now
   fi
   sleep $retry_delay
  fi