diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f4a353d000f190345c8d95de0f5db733723347e..52c1c83fcb396ed7a7ce834422115015fa1bcf13 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ build-faircoind:
     - source ${FAIRCOIN_CONF}
     - echo -e "rpcconnect=${rpcconnect}\nrpcport=${rpcport}\nrpcuser=${rpcuser}\nrpcpassword=${rpcpassword}\ntxindex=1" > ~/.faircoin2/faircoin.conf
   script:
+    - docker-compose exec faircoin ./faircoin-cli stop
     - docker-compose down
     - docker-compose build
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ start-faircoind:
     variables:
       - $CMD =~ /build|start/
   script:
+    - docker-compose exec faircoin ./faircoin-cli stop
     - docker-compose down
     - docker-compose up -d
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ stop-faircoind:
     variables:
       - $CMD =~ /stop/
   script:
+    - docker-compose exec faircoin ./faircoin-cli stop
     - docker-compose stop
 
 uninstall-faircoind:
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ uninstall-faircoind:
     variables:
       - $CMD =~ /uninstall/
   script:
+    - docker-compose exec faircoin ./faircoin-cli stop
     - docker-compose down
 
 remove-faircoind:
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ remove-faircoind:
     variables:
       - $CMD =~ /remove/
   script:
+    - docker-compose exec faircoin ./faircoin-cli stop
     - docker-compose down
   after_script:
     - rm -R ~/.faircoin2