diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-gce/files/units/oem-gce.service b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-gce/files/units/oem-gce.service
index bc6333d6fe..50d06d05de 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-gce/files/units/oem-gce.service
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-gce/files/units/oem-gce.service
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/umount /var/lib/flatcar-oem-gce.img
 Environment=SYSTEMD_NSPAWN_API_VFS_WRITABLE=1
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-nspawn --keep-unit --register=no --link-journal=no \
     --machine=oem-gce --capability=CAP_NET_ADMIN --bind=/dev/log --bind=/run/systemd --tmpfs=/run/lock --bind=/etc --bind=/home --bind-ro=/usr/share/google-oslogin/nsswitch.conf \
-    --read-only --volatile=overlay --image=/var/lib/flatcar-oem-gce.img /init.sh
+    --read-only --volatile=overlay --image=/var/lib/flatcar-oem-gce.img --kill-signal=SIGTERM /init.sh
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target