diff --git a/spec/unit/action/halt_domain_spec.rb b/spec/unit/action/halt_domain_spec.rb
index e229003..489e6cb 100644
--- a/spec/unit/action/halt_domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/action/halt_domain_spec.rb
@@ -20,72 +20,39 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::ProviderLibvirt::Action::HaltDomain do
         .to receive(:connection).and_return(connection)
       allow(connection).to receive(:servers).and_return(servers)
       allow(servers).to receive(:get).and_return(domain)
-      # always see this at the start of #call
-      expect(ui).to receive(:info).with('Halting domain...')
+      allow(ui).to receive(:info).with('Halting domain...')
     end
 
-    context 'with graceful timeout' do
-      it "should shutdown" do
-        expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:halt).and_return(true)
-        expect(domain).to receive(:wait_for).with(60).and_return(false)
-        expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
+    context "when state is not running" do
+      before { expect(domain).to receive(:state).at_least(1).
+          and_return('not_created') }
+
+      it "should not poweroff when state is not running" do
+        expect(domain).not_to receive(:poweroff)
+        subject.call(env)
       end
 
-      context 'when halt fails' do
-        before do
-          expect(logger).to receive(:info).with('Trying Libvirt graceful shutdown.')
-          expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:halt).and_raise(IOError)
-          expect(domain).to receive(:state).and_return('running')
-        end
-
-        it "should call shutdown" do
-          expect(domain).to receive(:shutdown)
-          expect(domain).to receive(:wait_for).with(60).and_return(false)
-          expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
-        end
-
-        context 'when shutdown fails' do
-          it "should call power off" do
-            expect(logger).to receive(:error).with('Failed to shutdown cleanly. Calling force poweroff.')
-            expect(domain).to receive(:shutdown).and_raise(IOError)
-            expect(domain).to receive(:poweroff)
-            expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
-          end
-        end
-
-        context 'when shutdown exceeds the timeout' do
-          it "should call poweroff" do
-            expect(logger).to receive(:info).with('VM is still running. Calling force poweroff.')
-            expect(domain).to receive(:shutdown).and_raise(Timeout::Error)
-            expect(domain).to receive(:poweroff)
-            expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when halt exceeds the timeout' do
-        before do
-          expect(logger).to_not receive(:info).with('Trying Libvirt graceful shutdown.')
-          expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:halt).and_raise(Timeout::Error)
-        end
-
-        it "should call poweroff" do
-          expect(logger).to receive(:info).with('VM is still running. Calling force poweroff.')
-          expect(domain).to receive(:poweroff)
-          expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
-        end
+      it "should not print halting message" do
+        expect(ui).not_to receive(:info)
+        subject.call(env)
       end
     end
 
-    context 'with force halt enabled' do
+    context "when state is running" do
       before do
-        allow(env).to receive(:[]).and_call_original
-        expect(env).to receive(:[]).with(:force_halt).and_return(true)
+        expect(domain).to receive(:state).at_least(1).
+          and_return('running')
+        allow(domain).to receive(:poweroff)
       end
 
-      it "should just call poweroff" do
+      it "should poweroff" do
         expect(domain).to receive(:poweroff)
-        expect(subject.call(env)).to be_nil
+        subject.call(env)
+      end
+
+      it "should print halting message" do
+        expect(ui).to receive(:info).with('Halting domain...')
+        subject.call(env)
       end
     end
   end