diff --git a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1 b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
index 0abba8d1..fe569960 100755
--- a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
+++ b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
@@ -15,20 +15,12 @@ $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 "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'
-		    }
-		}
+		write-host "iscsi vms found"
 	} else {
-		write-host "no iscsi vms found"
+		write-host "NO iscsi vms found"
 		$poff = 'yes'
 	}
 } Until ($poff -match 'yes')