diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index b5cff2e..7d47eef 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -524,6 +524,29 @@ free_exec:
 	goto out;
 }
 
+static int hyper_send_pod_finished(struct hyper_pod *pod)
+{
+	int ret = -1;
+	struct hyper_container *c;
+	uint8_t *data = NULL, *new;
+	int c_num = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(c, &pod->containers, list) {
+		c_num++;
+		new = realloc(data, c_num * 4);
+		if (new == NULL)
+			goto out;
+
+		hyper_set_be32(new + ((c_num - 1) * 4), c->exec.code);
+		data = new;
+	}
+
+	ret = hyper_send_msg_block(ctl.chan.fd, PODFINISHED, c_num * 4, data);
+out:
+	free(data);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int hyper_release_exec(struct hyper_exec *exec,
 		       struct hyper_pod *pod)
 {
@@ -550,8 +573,11 @@ int hyper_release_exec(struct hyper_exec *exec,
 			return 0;
 
 		if (pod->type == STOPPOD) {
-			/* stop pod manually */
+			/* stop pod manually, hyper doesn't care the pod finished codes */
 			hyper_send_msg_block(ctl.chan.fd, ACK, 0, NULL);
+		} else if (pod->type == DESTROYPOD) {
+			/* shutdown vm manually, hyper doesn't care the pod finished codes */
+			hyper_shutdown();
 		} else {
 			/* send out pod finish message, hyper will decide if restart pod or not */
 			hyper_send_pod_finished(pod);
@@ -562,7 +588,6 @@ int hyper_release_exec(struct hyper_exec *exec,
 	}
 
 	hyper_free_exec(exec);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index d12f0bf..fe784e2 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -669,6 +669,18 @@ static void hyper_print_uptime(void)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+static int hyper_destroy_pod(struct hyper_pod *pod)
+{
+	if (pod->init_pid == 0) {
+		/* Pod stopped, just shutdown */
+		hyper_shutdown();
+	} else {
+		/* Kill pod */
+		hyper_term_all(pod);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hyper_start_pod(char *json, int length)
 {
 	struct hyper_pod *pod = &global_pod;
@@ -684,7 +696,7 @@ static int hyper_start_pod(char *json, int length)
 	}
 
 	if (hyper_setup_pod(pod) < 0) {
-		hyper_shutdown(pod);
+		hyper_destroy_pod(pod);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1151,7 +1163,7 @@ static int hyper_channel_handle(struct hyper_event *de, uint32_t len)
 		//break;
 	case DESTROYPOD:
 		fprintf(stdout, "get DESTROYPOD message\n");
-		hyper_shutdown(pod);
+		hyper_destroy_pod(pod);
 		return 0;
 	case EXECCMD:
 		ret = hyper_exec_cmd((char *)buf->data + 8, len - 8);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index ea2f1a8..5af7e50 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int hyper_socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void hyper_unmount_all(void)
+static void hyper_unmount_all(void)
 {
 	FILE *mtab;
 	struct mntent *mnt;
@@ -384,38 +384,9 @@ void hyper_unmount_all(void)
 	sync();
 }
 
-int hyper_send_pod_finished(struct hyper_pod *pod)
+void hyper_shutdown()
 {
-	int ret = -1;
-	struct hyper_container *c;
-	uint8_t *data = NULL, *new;
-	int c_num = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(c, &pod->containers, list) {
-		c_num++;
-		new = realloc(data, c_num * 4);
-		if (new == NULL)
-			goto out;
-
-		hyper_set_be32(new + ((c_num - 1) * 4), c->exec.code);
-		data = new;
-	}
-
-	ret = hyper_send_msg_block(ctl.chan.fd, PODFINISHED, c_num * 4, data);
-out:
-	free(data);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void hyper_shutdown(struct hyper_pod *pod)
-{
-	hyper_send_pod_finished(pod);
-	/* vm will shutdown immediately after we call reboot,
-	 * no chance to send out eof message in release exec.
-	 * send it out by ourself */
-	hyper_cleanup_exec(pod);
-
+	hyper_send_msg_block(ctl.chan.fd, ACK, 0, NULL);
 	hyper_unmount_all();
-
 	reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF);
 }
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 5087d2f..dbaa352 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ int hyper_setfd_cloexec(int fd);
 int hyper_setfd_block(int fd);
 int hyper_setfd_nonblock(int fd);
 int hyper_socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2]);
-void hyper_shutdown(struct hyper_pod *pod);
-int hyper_send_pod_finished(struct hyper_pod *pod);
-void hyper_unmount_all(void);
+void hyper_shutdown(void);
 int hyper_insmod(char *module);
 #endif