diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 2aed3dbb..ff38a353 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ server_send_exit(void)
 		if (c->flags & (CLIENT_BAD|CLIENT_SUSPENDED))
 			server_client_lost(c);
 		else
-			server_write_client(c, MSG_EXIT, NULL, 0);
+			server_write_client(c, MSG_SHUTDOWN, NULL, 0);
 		c->session = NULL;
 	}