diff --git a/scripts/halt.in b/scripts/halt.in
index 70e93662..209dc130 100644
--- a/scripts/halt.in
+++ b/scripts/halt.in
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ if [ -z "${poweroff_arg}" ]; then
 	poweroff_arg=--poweroff
 fi
 
-exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "$@"
+script_args="$@"
+if [ -z "${script_args}" ]; then
+	script_args=now
+fi
+
+exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "${script_args}"
diff --git a/scripts/poweroff.in b/scripts/poweroff.in
index 1c260d32..4e944bdc 100644
--- a/scripts/poweroff.in
+++ b/scripts/poweroff.in
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ if [ -z "${poweroff_arg}" ]; then
 	poweroff_arg=--poweroff
 fi
 
-exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "$@"
+script_args="$@"
+if [ -z "${script_args}" ]; then
+	script_args=now
+fi
+
+exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "${script_args}"
diff --git a/scripts/reboot.in b/scripts/reboot.in
index 60251d8c..bf50967a 100644
--- a/scripts/reboot.in
+++ b/scripts/reboot.in
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ if [ -z "${poweroff_arg}" ]; then
 	poweroff_arg=--reboot
 fi
 
-exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "$@"
+script_args="$@"
+if [ -z "${script_args}" ]; then
+	script_args=now
+fi
+
+exec @SBINDIR@/openrc-shutdown ${option_arg} ${poweroff_arg} "${script_args}"