diff --git a/tasks/lxc_container_config.yml b/tasks/lxc_container_config.yml
index 0c94c3c..04b5de9 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_container_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_container_config.yml
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@
     mode: "0755"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
 
-# This is being defined due to an issue with dangling veth pairs.
-- name: Defines a pre and post hook script
+- name: Defines a pre, post, and haltsignal configs
   lineinfile:
     dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/config"
     line: "{{ item }}"
@@ -174,6 +173,7 @@
   with_items:
     - "lxc.hook.pre-start = /var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/veth-cleanup.sh"
     - "lxc.hook.post-stop = /var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/veth-cleanup.sh"
+    - "lxc.haltsignal = SIGRTMIN+4"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
 
 - name: Run veth wiring