diff --git a/enterprise/cli/provisionerdaemonstart.go b/enterprise/cli/provisionerdaemonstart.go
index f92b0126c46a7..42f07002b8e27 100644
--- a/enterprise/cli/provisionerdaemonstart.go
+++ b/enterprise/cli/provisionerdaemonstart.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) provisionerDaemonStart() *serpent.Command {
 				cliui.Errorf(inv.Stderr, "Unexpected error, shutting down server: %s\n", exitErr)
 			}
 
-			err = srv.Shutdown(ctx, waitForProvisionerJobs)
+			err = srv.Shutdown(ctx, !waitForProvisionerJobs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return xerrors.Errorf("shutdown: %w", err)
 			}