--- a/libcommon/exit.c	Sun Mar 21 20:46:09 2021 +0000
+++ b/libcommon/exit.c	Sun Mar 21 20:58:20 2021 +0000
@@ -4,14 +4,23 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 
 extern unsigned calypso_fd;
-extern FILE *cpipeF;
+extern FILE *cpipeF, *rpipeF;
+
+calypso_poweroff()
+{
+	int c;
+
+	fputs("poweroff\n", cpipeF);
+	fflush(cpipeF);
+	while ((c = getc(rpipeF)) != EOF)
+		putchar(c);
+	exit(0);
+}
 
 good_exit()
 {
-	if (calypso_fd) {
-		fputs("poweroff\n", cpipeF);
-		fflush(cpipeF);
-	}
+	if (calypso_fd)
+		calypso_poweroff();
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -27,11 +36,8 @@
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "bare"))
 		exit(0);
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "iota-off")) {
-		fputs("poweroff\n", cpipeF);
-		fflush(cpipeF);
-		exit(0);
-	}
+	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "iota-off"))
+		calypso_poweroff();
 	fprintf(stderr, "error: \"%s\" is not an understood exit mode\n",
 		argv[1]);
 	return(-1);