diff --git a/src/etc/rc.halt b/src/etc/rc.halt
index 68fef391f..d8e65d4a8 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.halt
+++ b/src/etc/rc.halt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# shutdown syshook / plugin scripts
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook stop
 
 /sbin/shutdown -op now
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook b/src/etc/rc.syshook
index e705ac415..fd9ce7aea 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ if [ ! -d ${SYSDIR}/${SYSLEVEL} ]; then
 fi
 
 SYSHOOKS="$(find -s ${SYSDIR}/${SYSLEVEL} -type f})"
+RETURN=0
 
 for _SYSHOOK in ${SYSHOOKS}; do
 	SYSHOOK=${_SYSHOOK##"${SYSDIR}/"}
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ for _SYSHOOK in ${SYSHOOKS}; do
 
 	if ! ${_SYSHOOK} "${@}"; then
 		echo ">>> Error in ${SYSLEVEL} script '${SYSNAME}'"
+		RETURN=1
 	fi
 done
 
-exit 0
+exit ${RETURN}