diff --git a/src/power.sh b/src/power.sh
index 7382b94..6540a56 100644
--- a/src/power.sh
+++ b/src/power.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ boot() {
 
   error "Timeout while waiting for QEMU to boot the machine!"
 
-  finish 33
+  local pid
+  pid=$(<"$QEMU_PID")
+  { kill -15 "$pid" || true; } 2>/dev/null
+
   return 0
 }