diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e622ba8..3090581 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ echo "Creating directories..."
 mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${CONFIG_DIR}"
 
+if systemctl is-active --quiet churn.service; then
+    echo "Stopping existing churn service..."
+    systemctl stop churn.service
+fi
+
 # Download binary from S3
 echo "Downloading binary..."
 curl -L -s "https://api-minio.front.kjuulh.io/${S3_BUCKET}/releases/${APP_NAME}/${APP_VERSION}/${BINARY_NAME}" -o "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}"