diff --git a/shutdown-all-vms.sh b/shutdown-all-vms.sh
index d439f43..c833c5f 100644
--- a/shutdown-all-vms.sh
+++ b/shutdown-all-vms.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Script to try to gracefully shut down all running VMs on a Proxmox host, before then force stopping them.
 # Running as a sub-script of apcupsd's doshutdown function to ensure that VMs are shut down before the host is powered off.
-#v1.1.1
+#v1.1.2
 
 # Get a list of running VMs
 vmlist=$(qm list | grep running | awk '{print $1}')
@@ -12,22 +12,24 @@ echo "VM(s) $vmlist"
 echo "Container(s) $lxclist"
 
 # Loop through the list and force shutdown each VM
-echo "Stopping VM(s)..."
+echo "Shutting down VM(s)..."
 for vmid in $vmlist
 do
   echo "Sending shutown command to VM $vmid"
   qm shutdown $vmid &
+  sleep 2
 done
 
-echo "Stopping container(s)..."
+echo "Shutting down container(s)..."
 for lxcid in $lxclist 
 do
   echo "Sending shutown command to container $lxcid"
   pct shutdown $lxcid &
+  sleep 2
 done
 
 # Wait for 2.5 minutes to allow VMs to shut down
-echo -e "\nWating for shutdowns to complete."
+echo -e "\nWating 2.5 minutes for shutdowns to complete."
 sleep 150
 
 # Get a list of running VMs again
@@ -55,4 +57,5 @@ if [[ -n "$vmlist" || -n "$lxclist" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Exit with success
+echo -e "\nShutdowns complete."
 exit 0
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