diff --git a/services/dockerhub/stop.sh b/services/dockerhub/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/dockerhub/stop.sh
+++ b/services/dockerhub/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/home/stop.sh b/services/home/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/home/stop.sh
+++ b/services/home/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/pygeoapi_cite/stop.sh b/services/pygeoapi_cite/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/pygeoapi_cite/stop.sh
+++ b/services/pygeoapi_cite/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/pygeoapi_covid-19/stop.sh b/services/pygeoapi_covid-19/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/pygeoapi_covid-19/stop.sh
+++ b/services/pygeoapi_covid-19/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/pygeoapi_master/stop.sh b/services/pygeoapi_master/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/pygeoapi_master/stop.sh
+++ b/services/pygeoapi_master/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/pygeoapi_stable/stop.sh b/services/pygeoapi_stable/stop.sh
index 0e3c77c..665ab09 100755
--- a/services/pygeoapi_stable/stop.sh
+++ b/services/pygeoapi_stable/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
diff --git a/services/traefik/stop.sh b/services/traefik/stop.sh
index c01600c..5e12be6 100755
--- a/services/traefik/stop.sh
+++ b/services/traefik/stop.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ export HTTP_PORT=80
 [[ ${HOSTNAME} != PYGEOAPI ]] && HTTP_PORT=8000
 export ACME_FILE="config/acme.json"
 
-docker compose stop
 docker compose down --remove-orphans
 chmod 600 ${ACME_FILE}