diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 145745c..2564507 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TrapOS",
-  "version": "0.8.3",
+  "version": "0.8.4",
   "branch": "next",
   "packages": [
     "trapos"
diff --git a/packages/index.json b/packages/index.json
index 4da82db..29e5ac8 100644
--- a/packages/index.json
+++ b/packages/index.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "packages": {
     "trapos-core": "0.4.0",
     "trapos-test": "0.2.1",
-    "trapos-boot": "0.3.1",
+    "trapos-boot": "0.3.2",
     "trapos-net": "0.3.0",
     "trapos-ui": "0.2.2",
     "trapos-ai": "0.6.3",
     "trapos-sandbox": "0.1.0",
-    "trapos": "0.8.3"
+    "trapos": "0.8.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/trapos-boot/ccpm.json b/packages/trapos-boot/ccpm.json
index 2914132..247bc16 100644
--- a/packages/trapos-boot/ccpm.json
+++ b/packages/trapos-boot/ccpm.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trapos-boot",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.2",
   "description": "TrapOS boot: startup MOTD and autostart server launcher",
   "dependencies": ["trapos-core"],
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/trapos/ccpm.json b/packages/trapos/ccpm.json
index 7dd4582..55fa5ee 100644
--- a/packages/trapos/ccpm.json
+++ b/packages/trapos/ccpm.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trapos",
-  "version": "0.8.3",
+  "version": "0.8.4",
   "description": "TrapOS full install meta-package",
   "dependencies": ["trapos-boot", "trapos-net", "trapos-ui", "trapos-test", "trapos-ai"],
   "files": [],
diff --git a/startup/servers.lua b/startup/servers.lua
index 9beb683..5a5e11c 100644
--- a/startup/servers.lua
+++ b/startup/servers.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ local function init()
 end
 
 local function shouldShutdownOnShellExit()
-	return settings.get(SHUTDOWN_ON_SHELL_EXIT_SETTING) == true
+	return settings.get(SHUTDOWN_ON_SHELL_EXIT_SETTING) ~= false
 end
 
 init()
diff --git a/tests/startup-servers.lua b/tests/startup-servers.lua
index 0fe7086..c972b6f 100644
--- a/tests/startup-servers.lua
+++ b/tests/startup-servers.lua
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ local function runStartupWithStubs(settingsValues)
   return calls;
 end
 
-testlib.test('shell exit does not shut down by default', function()
+testlib.test('shell exit shuts down by default', function()
   local calls = runStartupWithStubs();
 
   testlib.assertEquals(calls.shellRuns[1], 'shell');
-  testlib.assertEquals(calls.shutdown, false);
+  testlib.assertEquals(calls.shutdown, true);
   testlib.assertEquals(calls.rebooted, false);
   for _, message in ipairs(calls.prints) do
     testlib.assertTrue(
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ testlib.test('shell exit does not shut down by default', function()
   end
 end);
 
-testlib.test('shell exit shuts down when setting is enabled', function()
-  local calls = runStartupWithStubs({ ['trapos.shutdown_on_shell_exit'] = true });
+testlib.test('shell exit does not shut down when setting is disabled', function()
+  local calls = runStartupWithStubs({ ['trapos.shutdown_on_shell_exit'] = false });
 
   testlib.assertEquals(calls.shellRuns[1], 'shell');
-  testlib.assertEquals(calls.shutdown, true);
+  testlib.assertEquals(calls.shutdown, false);
   testlib.assertEquals(calls.rebooted, false);
 end);