diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 5cc9179..9ff12ef 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ portal.start();
 
 dbfn.run(`UPDATE timestamps SET value = ${Date.now()} WHERE key = 'process_start'`).catch(err => console.error(`Error setting process start time: ${err}`));
 
+// Initialization, which then calls main()
 fn.commands.refreshConfig().then(res => {
     if (process.env.DEBUG) console.log(`[${(Date.now() - config.timestamps.procStart)/1000}] I: ${res.status}`);
     config = res.config;
+    const shutdownNextCycleQuery = "UPDATE status SET value = 0 WHERE key = 'shutdown_next_cycle'";
+    dbfn.run(shutdownNextCycleQuery).then(res => {
+        if (process.env.DEBUG) console.log(`[${(Date.now() - config.timestamps.procStart)/1000}] I: ${res.status}`);
+        console.log(`[${(Date.now() - config.timestamps.procStart) / 1000}] I: Shutdown flag reset.`);
+    }).catch(err => console.log(`[${(Date.now() - config.timestamps.procStart)/1000}] E: ${err}`));
     // Setup for use with the Pi's GPIO pins
     switch (process.env.ONPI) {
         case 'true':