diff --git a/src/power.sh b/src/power.sh
index 79d2600d..678895ff 100644
--- a/src/power.sh
+++ b/src/power.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ finish() {
   local pid
   local reason=$1
 
+  touch "$QEMU_END"
+
   if [ -f "$QEMU_PID" ]; then
 
     pid=$(<"$QEMU_PID")