diff --git a/run/power.sh b/run/power.sh
index 62cb345..97db8b1 100644
--- a/run/power.sh
+++ b/run/power.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ _graceful_shutdown() {
     if echo 'info version'| nc -q 1 -w 1 localhost "${QEMU_MONPORT}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 
       sleep 1
-      [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && info "Shutting down, waiting... ($(cat ${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER})/${QEMU_POWERDOWN_TIMEOUT})"
+      CNT="$(cat ${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER})/${QEMU_POWERDOWN_TIMEOUT}"
+      [[ "${DEBUG}" == [Yy1]* ]] && info "Shutting down, waiting... (${CNT})"
 
     fi