diff --git a/util/functions.sh b/util/functions.sh
index 1509682..33fad3f 100755
--- a/util/functions.sh
+++ b/util/functions.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ warn_not_root() {
 }
 
 poweroff() {
-    if command -v systemctl 2>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "$(command -v systemctl 2>/dev/null 2>&1)" ]; then
         systemctl poweroff
     else
         shutdown -P now