diff --git a/powerwall.sh b/powerwall.sh
index d3b31e77..a242691b 100755
--- a/powerwall.sh
+++ b/powerwall.sh
@@ -1200,21 +1200,22 @@ SHUTDOWN_SERVER(){
 		if [ "${ESXIHOST}" == "10.10.2.10" ]; then
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Since this is the iSCSI-PRI host server, all iSCSI-PRI VM's are being shutdown ... "
 			for host in "${PW_MAINSITE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
-				echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Stopping iSCSI-PRI VM's on: ${PW_ESXI_HOST_NAMES[${host}]} [${host}] ... "
-				[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && run=$(${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/iscsi-vm-shutdown.ps1 ${host} >/dev/null 2>&1)
-				echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done"
+				echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Stopping iSCSI-PRI VM's on: ${PW_ESXI_HOST_NAMES[${ESXIHOST}]} [${ESXIHOST}] ... "
+				[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && ${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/iscsi-vm-shutdown.ps1 ${ESXIHOST} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+				echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Commands sent${idsCL[Default]}"
 			done
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}All iSCSI-PRI VM's have been sent shutdown signals\n"
+			sleep 10s
 			
 		elif [ "${ESXIHOST}" == "10.10.2.17" ]; then
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Since this is the iSCSI-SYS host server, all iSCSI-SYS VM's are being shutdown ... "
 			for host in "${PW_MAINSITE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
-				echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Stopping iSCSI-SYS VM's on: ${PW_ESXI_HOST_NAMES[${host}]} [${host}] ... "
-				[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && run=$(${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown.ps1 ${host} >/dev/null 2>&1)
-				echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done"
+				echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Stopping iSCSI-SYS VM's on: ${PW_ESXI_HOST_NAMES[${ESXIHOST}]} [${ESXIHOST}] ... "
+				[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && ${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown.ps1 ${ESXIHOST} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+				echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Commands sent${idsCL[Default]}"
 			done
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}All iSCSI-SYS VM's have been sent shutdown signals\n"
-			
+			sleep 10s
 		fi
 		
 		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Enabling maintenance mode & starting iSCSI VM migrations ... "