diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index b428fd9..d8ed334 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ myawesomemenu = {
    { "pm-suspend-hybrid", "sudo pm-suspend-hybrid" },
    { "pm-hibernate", "sudo pm-hibernate" },
    { "lock", "xscreensaver-command --lock" },
-   { "reboot", "sudo reboot" },
-   { "halt", "sudo halt" },
+   { "reboot", "sudo shutdown -r now" },
+   { "poweroff", "sudo poweroff" },
    { "hotkeys", function() return false, hotkeys_popup.show_help end},
    { "manual", terminal .. " -e man awesome" },
    { "edit config", editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile },