diff --git a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/test_vm.py b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
index c4bff348..166312e2 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
@@ -496,9 +496,11 @@ class TestVM(test.TestCase):
             mock.Mock(state=pvm_bp.LPARState.NOT_ACTIVATED)))
         self.assertFalse(mock_power_off.called)
 
-        stop_states = [pvm_bp.LPARState.RUNNING, pvm_bp.LPARState.STARTING,
-                       pvm_bp.LPARState.OPEN_FIRMWARE, pvm_bp.LPARState.ERROR,
-                       pvm_bp.LPARState.RESUMING]
+        stop_states = [
+            pvm_bp.LPARState.RUNNING, pvm_bp.LPARState.STARTING,
+            pvm_bp.LPARState.OPEN_FIRMWARE, pvm_bp.LPARState.SHUTTING_DOWN,
+            pvm_bp.LPARState.ERROR, pvm_bp.LPARState.RESUMING,
+            pvm_bp.LPARState.SUSPENDING]
         for stop_state in stop_states:
             entry = mock.Mock(state=stop_state)
             mock_power_off.reset_mock()
diff --git a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/vm.py b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/vm.py
index 7cd023ac..9f408140 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/vm.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/vm.py
@@ -94,10 +94,12 @@ RESUMING_EVENTS = [
     pvm_bp.LPARState.RESUMING,
 ]
 
-POWERVM_STARTABLE_STATE = (pvm_bp.LPARState.NOT_ACTIVATED)
-POWERVM_STOPABLE_STATE = (pvm_bp.LPARState.RUNNING, pvm_bp.LPARState.STARTING,
-                          pvm_bp.LPARState.OPEN_FIRMWARE,
-                          pvm_bp.LPARState.ERROR, pvm_bp.LPARState.RESUMING)
+POWERVM_STARTABLE_STATE = (pvm_bp.LPARState.NOT_ACTIVATED, )
+POWERVM_STOPABLE_STATE = (
+    pvm_bp.LPARState.RUNNING, pvm_bp.LPARState.STARTING,
+    pvm_bp.LPARState.OPEN_FIRMWARE, pvm_bp.LPARState.SHUTTING_DOWN,
+    pvm_bp.LPARState.ERROR, pvm_bp.LPARState.RESUMING,
+    pvm_bp.LPARState.SUSPENDING)
 
 
 def translate_event(pvm_state, pwr_state):
@@ -650,7 +652,9 @@ def power_off(adapter, instance, host_uuid, entry=None, add_parms=None,
 
     # Get the current state and see if we can stop the VM
     LOG.debug("Powering off request for instance %(inst)s which is in "
-              "state %(state)s", {'inst': instance.name, 'state': entry.state})
+              "state %(state)s.  Force Immediate Flag: %(force)s.",
+              {'inst': instance.name, 'state': entry.state,
+               'force': force_immediate})
     if entry.state in POWERVM_STOPABLE_STATE:
         # Now stop the lpar
         try: