diff --git a/installer/src/scripts/retire.sh b/installer/src/scripts/retire.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d93fc7c8e..000000000
--- a/installer/src/scripts/retire.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This script is called once at the end of a cloudrons lifetime
-
-set -eu -o pipefail
-
-readonly BOX_SRC_DIR=/home/yellowtent/box
-
-arg_data=""
-
-args=$(getopt -o "" -l "data:" -n "$0" -- "$@")
-eval set -- "${args}"
-
-while true; do
-    case "$1" in
-    --data) arg_data="$2";;
-    --) break;;
-    *) echo "Unknown option $1"; exit 1;;
-    esac
-
-    shift 2
-done
-
-echo "Setting up splash screen"
-"${BOX_SRC_DIR}/setup/splashpage.sh" --retire --data "${arg_data}" # show splash
-"${BOX_SRC_DIR}/setup/stop.sh" # stop the cloudron code
-
-systemctl stop docker # stop the apps
-systemctl stop cloudron-installer # stop the installer
-
diff --git a/setup/container/sudoers b/setup/container/sudoers
index a1b048c8f..95ab388a7 100644
--- a/setup/container/sudoers
+++ b/setup/container/sudoers
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ yellowtent ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /home/yellowtent/box/src/scripts/backupswap.sh
 
 Defaults!/home/yellowtent/box/src/scripts/collectlogs.sh env_keep="HOME BOX_ENV"
 yellowtent ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /home/yellowtent/box/src/scripts/collectlogs.sh
+
+Defaults!/home/yellowtent/box/src/scripts/retire.sh env_keep="HOME BOX_ENV"
+yellowtent ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /home/yellowtent/box/src/scripts/retire.sh
+
diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 86fbff3f5..a99975e10 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -790,5 +790,10 @@ function checkDiskSpace(callback) {
 }
 
 function retire(callback) {
-    shell.sudo('retire', [ RETIRE_CMD ], callback);
+    var data = {
+        isCustomDomain: config.isCustomDomain(),
+        fqdn: config.fqdn()
+    };
+    shell.sudo('retire', [ RETIRE_CMD, JSON.stringify(data) ], callback);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/scripts/retire.sh b/src/scripts/retire.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cc856596f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/retire.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is called once at the end of a cloudrons lifetime
+
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+if [[ ${EUID} -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script should be run as root." > /dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+readonly BOX_SRC_DIR=/home/yellowtent/box
+
+if [[ $# == 1 && "$1" == "--check" ]]; then
+    echo "OK"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Retiring cloudron"
+
+if [[ "${BOX_ENV}" != "cloudron" ]]; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+"${BOX_SRC_DIR}/setup/splashpage.sh" --retire --data "$1" # show splash
+
+echo "Stopping apps"
+systemctl stop docker # stop the apps
+
+echo "Stopping installer"
+systemctl stop cloudron-installer # stop the installer
+
+# do this at the end since stopping the box will kill this script as well
+echo "Stopping Cloudron Smartserver"
+"${BOX_SRC_DIR}/setup/stop.sh"