diff --git a/menhera.sh b/menhera.sh
index 4f3ff38..46fd61c 100755
--- a/menhera.sh
+++ b/menhera.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ mount --move "${OLDROOT}/${WORKDIR}" "${WORKDIR}"
 
 echo "Restarting SSH daemon..."
 systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl is-active ssh && systemctl stop ssh || true
 systemctl restart sshd
 
 echo "Disabling swap..."