diff --git a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1 b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
index fe569960..0abba8d1 100755
--- a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
+++ b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
@@ -15,12 +15,20 @@ $ESXI = Connect-VIServer -Server $args[0] -Protocol https -User $ESXiUsername -P
 
 Do {
 	$VMLIST = Get-Datastore | Where {$_.Name -like '*iSCSI-SYS*'} | Get-VM
-	$poff = 'no'
 	write-host $VMLIST
 	if ($VMLIST -ne $null) {
-		write-host "iscsi vms found"
+		write-host "cycling through iscsi vms found"
+		$poff = 'no'
+		Foreach ($VM in $VMLIST) {
+			$VMI = Get-VM $VM
+			if ($VMI -eq $null -Or $VMI.PowerState -match 'PoweredOn') {
+				break
+			} else {
+		        $poff = 'yes'
+		    }
+		}
 	} else {
-		write-host "NO iscsi vms found"
+		write-host "no iscsi vms found"
 		$poff = 'yes'
 	}
 } Until ($poff -match 'yes')