diff --git a/cccli/command/shutdown.py b/cccli/command/shutdown.py
index 2e361bbef6b302561153b9d43f138b092e946e9b..508e428afd14597c91564b398f17aa9e3ef225f3 100644
--- a/cccli/command/shutdown.py
+++ b/cccli/command/shutdown.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Command_shutdown(TqlCommand):
     def __init__(self, cli, argv0):
         TqlCommand.__init__(self, cli, argv0)
         self.set_usage("%prog [options] <tql>")
-        self.add_option("-R", "--reboot", action="store_true", dest="reboot",
+        self.add_option("-R", "--reboot", action="store_true", dest="reboot", default=True,
                         help="Reboot after shutdown (default)")
         self.add_option("-H", "--halt", action="store_false", dest="reboot",
                         help="Halt after shutdown")