diff --git a/firmware/payloads/test_main.c b/firmware/payloads/test_main.c
index 194dbbe6..03f6ba39 100644
--- a/firmware/payloads/test_main.c
+++ b/firmware/payloads/test_main.c
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ static inline void sbi_ecall_console_puts(const char *str)
 		  sbi_strlen(str), (unsigned long)str, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
+static inline void sbi_ecall_shutdown(void)
+{
+	sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_SRST, SBI_EXT_SRST_RESET,
+		  SBI_SRST_RESET_TYPE_SHUTDOWN, SBI_SRST_RESET_REASON_NONE,
+		  0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
 #define wfi()                                             \
 	do {                                              \
 		__asm__ __volatile__("wfi" ::: "memory"); \
@@ -54,7 +61,6 @@ static inline void sbi_ecall_console_puts(const char *str)
 void test_main(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1)
 {
 	sbi_ecall_console_puts("\nTest payload running\n");
-
-	while (1)
-		wfi();
+	sbi_ecall_shutdown();
+	sbi_ecall_console_puts("sbi_ecall_shutdown failed to execute.\n");
 }