diff --git a/zram-config b/zram-config
index 8900c3f..c5fab2b 100755
--- a/zram-config
+++ b/zram-config
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ removeZdir() {
 removeZswap() {
 	log "INFO" "Beginning removal of swap device."
 
-	if ! swapoff "/dev${ZRAM_DEV}" &> /dev/null; then
+	if ! swapoff "/dev${ZRAM_DEV}" &> /dev/null && [[ -z $SHUTDOWN ]]; then
 		log "ERROR" "Failed to swapoff /dev${ZRAM_DEV}."
 		return 1
 	fi