diff --git a/host_state_manager.cpp b/host_state_manager.cpp
index f33c8ad..fd1d056 100644
--- a/host_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/host_state_manager.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 
+// host-shutdown notifies host of shutdown and that leads to host-stop being
+// called so initiate a host shutdown with the -shutdown target and consider the
+// host shut down when the -stop target is complete
+constexpr auto HOST_STATE_SOFT_POWEROFF_TGT = "obmc-host-shutdown@0.target";
 constexpr auto HOST_STATE_POWEROFF_TGT = "obmc-host-stop@0.target";
 constexpr auto HOST_STATE_POWERON_TGT = "obmc-host-start@0.target";
 constexpr auto HOST_STATE_QUIESCE_TGT = "obmc-host-quiesce@0.target";
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@
 /* Map a transition to it's systemd target */
 const std::map<server::Host::Transition,std::string> SYSTEMD_TARGET_TABLE =
 {
-        {server::Host::Transition::Off, HOST_STATE_POWEROFF_TGT},
+        {server::Host::Transition::Off, HOST_STATE_SOFT_POWEROFF_TGT},
         {server::Host::Transition::On, HOST_STATE_POWERON_TGT}
 };