diff --git a/src/entry.sh b/src/entry.sh
index b85556a..2a35133 100644
--- a/src/entry.sh
+++ b/src/entry.sh
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ cmd=(qemu-system-x86_64)
 version=$("${cmd[@]}" --version | awk 'NR==1 { print $4 }')
 info "Booting ${APP}${BOOT_DESC} using QEMU v$version..."
 
-if [[ "$SHUTDOWN" != [Yy1]* ]]; then
-  exec "${cmd[@]}" ${ARGS:+ $ARGS}
-fi
-
 pipe="$QEMU_DIR/qemu.pipe"
 rm -f "$pipe" && mkfifo "$pipe"
 
@@ -50,6 +46,10 @@ sed -u \
   -e 's/failed to load Boot/skipped Boot/g' \
   -e 's/0): Not Found/0)/g' &
 
+if [[ "$SHUTDOWN" != [Yy1]* ]]; then
+  exec "${cmd[@]}" ${ARGS:+ $ARGS} >"$pipe"
+fi
+
 "${cmd[@]}" ${ARGS:+ $ARGS} >"$pipe" &
 
 pid=$!
diff --git a/src/power.sh b/src/power.sh
index ac71adc..9560ab1 100644
--- a/src/power.sh
+++ b/src/power.sh
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ graceful_shutdown() {
   esac
 
   if [ -f "$QEMU_END" ]; then
-    echo && info "Received $1 while already shutting down..."
+    echo && info "Received $1 signal while already shutting down..."
     return
   fi
 
   set +e
   touch "$QEMU_END"
-  echo && info "Received $1, sending ACPI shutdown signal..."
+  echo && info "Received $1 signal, sending ACPI shutdown signal..."
 
   if [ ! -s "$QEMU_PID" ] || ! read -r pid <"$QEMU_PID"; then
     warn "QEMU PID file ($QEMU_PID) does not exist?"