diff --git a/Sources/Containerization/VZVirtualMachineInstance.swift b/Sources/Containerization/VZVirtualMachineInstance.swift
index e469f4f0..e7b43d8a 100644
--- a/Sources/Containerization/VZVirtualMachineInstance.swift
+++ b/Sources/Containerization/VZVirtualMachineInstance.swift
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ extension VZVirtualMachineInstance {
 
             try await self.timeSyncer.close()
 
-            try await self.vm.stop(queue: self.queue)
             try await self.group.shutdownGracefully()
+            try await self.vm.stop(queue: self.queue)
         }
     }