diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver/cli.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver/cli.rb
index dde4864..7f08c4e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver/cli.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def stop
+          attach '/sbin/halt'
           run :stop, '--name', @name
         end