diff --git a/packages/create/templates/plugin-js/instance.js b/packages/create/templates/plugin-js/instance.js
index 284222a2..41175938 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/plugin-js/instance.js
+++ b/packages/create/templates/plugin-js/instance.js
@@ -24,13 +24,21 @@ class InstancePlugin extends BaseInstancePlugin {
 	}
 
 	async onStart() {
+		// Called once rcon becomes available
 		this.logger.info("instance::onStart");
 	}
 
 	async onStop() {
+		// Called during normal exits before rcon becomes unavailable
 		this.logger.info("instance::onStop");
 	}
 
+	onExit() {
+		// Called during all exits, including crashes and init failures, rcon is not available
+		this.logger.info("instance::onExit");
+	}
+
+
 	async onPlayerEvent(event) {
 		this.logger.info(`onPlayerEvent::onPlayerEvent ${JSON.stringify(event)}`);
 //%if module
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/plugin-ts/instance.ts b/packages/create/templates/plugin-ts/instance.ts
index fae91ce8..133efa6f 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/plugin-ts/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/create/templates/plugin-ts/instance.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,20 @@ export class InstancePlugin extends BaseInstancePlugin {
 	}
 
 	async onStart() {
+		// Called once rcon becomes available
 		this.logger.info("instance::onStart");
 	}
 
 	async onStop() {
+		// Called during normal exits before rcon becomes unavailable
 		this.logger.info("instance::onStop");
 	}
 
+	onExit() {
+		// Called during all exits, including crashes and init failures, rcon is not available
+		this.logger.info("instance::onExit");
+	}
+
 	async onPlayerEvent(event: lib.PlayerEvent) {
 		this.logger.info(`onPlayerEvent::onPlayerEvent ${JSON.stringify(event)}`);
 //%if module