diff --git a/templates/base.xml b/templates/base.xml
index cc6624e..6a2a202 100644
--- a/templates/base.xml
+++ b/templates/base.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
     <timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
   </clock>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <pm>
     <suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
     <suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>