diff --git a/payphone/bot.py b/payphone/bot.py
index 2bd2888..af9658b 100644
--- a/payphone/bot.py
+++ b/payphone/bot.py
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
     
     This value is shared between shard processes, and if any of them sets this proxy's value to
     `True`, then all shard processes will be terminated by the main process (`run.py`).
+
+    To check if the shutdown has been scheduled (but not necessarily is immediately about to
+    occur), use `scheduled_shutdown` instead.
+    """
+
+    scheduled_shutdown: managers.ValueProxy[bool]
+    """A value proxy that connects with all other shard processes.
+
+    This value is shared between shard processes, and if any of them sets this proxy's value to
+    `True`, then the bot's shutdown has been started and all shards will be terminated soon.
+
+    To check whether the bot's about to terminate (if the message was sent to the main process) use
+    `shutdown`.
     """
 
     redis: aredis.Redis = aredis.Redis(host="localhost" if config.IS_DEBUG else "redis")
diff --git a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
index 10a1f5d..e714fec 100644
--- a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
+++ b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
                     f"☎️ {secrets.choice(constants.MSGS_PHONE_CALLING)}\n"
                 )
                 + (
-                    "⚡ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
-                    if self.bot.shutdown.value
+                    "⚠️ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
+                    if self.bot.scheduled_shutdown.value
                     else ""
                 )
                 + msg_phone_answered
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
                     f"☎️ {secrets.choice(constants.MSGS_PHONE_CALLING)}\n"
                 )
                 + (
-                    "⚡ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
-                    if self.bot.shutdown.value
+                    "⚠️ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
+                    if self.bot.scheduled_shutdown.value
                     else ""
                 )
             )
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
                     f"☎️ You skipped the call.\n"
                 )
                 + (
-                    "⚡ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
-                    if self.bot.shutdown.value
+                    "⚠️ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
+                    if self.bot.scheduled_shutdown.value
                     else ""
                 )
                 + (
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
                     f"☎️ {secrets.choice(constants.MSGS_PHONE_CALLING)}\n"
                 )
                 + (
-                    "⚡ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
-                    if self.bot.shutdown.value
+                    "⚠️ The phone will be hung up soon due to a scheduled restart.\n"
+                    if self.bot.scheduled_shutdown.value
                     else ""
                 )
             )
diff --git a/payphone/cogs/mods/cog.py b/payphone/cogs/mods/cog.py
index 3428224..f8d950c 100644
--- a/payphone/cogs/mods/cog.py
+++ b/payphone/cogs/mods/cog.py
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ class Mods(base.Cog):
         - `[<reason>]`: The reason of the shutdown.
         """
 
+        self.bot.scheduled_shutdown.value = True
+
         oncall_channel_ids = list(
             await self.bot.redis.smembers(constants.CHANNELS_ONCALL_SET)
         )
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 08b771e..7313d8b 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -3,13 +3,20 @@ from multiprocessing import managers
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 
-def shard(shard_id: int, shard_count: int, shutdown: managers.ValueProxy[bool]) -> None:
+def shard(
+    shard_id: int,
+    shard_count: int,
+    shutdown: managers.ValueProxy[bool],
+    scheduled_shutdown: managers.ValueProxy[bool],
+) -> None:
     """Starts a new shard.
 
     Args:
         shard_id (int): The shard's ID.
         shard_count (int): The total amount of shards.
         shutdown (ValueProxy[bool]): The flag for the main process to shut down all shards.
+        scheduled_shutdown (ValueProxy[bool]): The flag for other shards to know the bot's gonna
+          shut down soon.
     """
 
     from payphone.bot import bot
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@ def shard(shard_id: int, shard_count: int, shutdown: managers.ValueProxy[bool])
     bot.shard_ids = [shard_id]
     bot.shard_count = shard_count
     bot.shutdown = shutdown
+    bot.scheduled_shutdown = scheduled_shutdown
 
     try:
         import uvloop  # pylint: disable=import-error
@@ -97,11 +105,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     manager = mp.Manager()
     shutdown = manager.Value("b", False)
+    scheduled_shutdown = manager.Value("b", False)
 
     print(f"Starting {shard_count} shard{"s" if shard_count != 1 else ""}.")
 
     ps: list[mp.Process] = [
-        mp.Process(target=shard, args=(i, shard_count, shutdown))
+        mp.Process(target=shard, args=(i, shard_count, shutdown, scheduled_shutdown))
         for i in range(shard_count)
     ]
     flushing_p = mp.Process(target=flush_process)