diff --git a/nakefile.nim b/nakefile.nim
index 6d9208d..93499c5 100644
--- a/nakefile.nim
+++ b/nakefile.nim
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ task "checkMultiboot", "Checks the grub multiboot header.":
 task "debug", "Runs the operating system using QEMU with debug build and flags.":
   runTask("build")
   echo "Running in Qemu."
-  direShell "qemu-system-i386 -kernel", outputFile ,"-serial stdio -no-reboot -d int,cpu_reset"
+  direShell "qemu-system-i386 -kernel", outputFile ,"-serial stdio -no-reboot -no-shutdown -d int,cpu_reset"
 
 task "run", "Runs the operating system using QEMU.":
   runTask("build-release")