diff --git a/tools/uhyve.c b/tools/uhyve.c
index 64298e1bf..f5b09f978 100644
--- a/tools/uhyve.c
+++ b/tools/uhyve.c
@@ -836,11 +836,13 @@ static int vcpu_loop(void)
 			break;
 
 		case KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN:
+			print_registers();
 			err(1, "KVM: receive shutdown command\n");
 			break;
 
 		case KVM_EXIT_DEBUG:
 			print_registers();
+
 		default:
 			fprintf(stderr, "KVM: unhandled exit: exit_reason = 0x%x\n", run->exit_reason);
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);