diff --git a/.github/workflows/catalog-service-ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/catalog-service-ci-cd.yml
index 0605949d..ba6b3372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/catalog-service-ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/catalog-service-ci-cd.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_MACHINE_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_MACHINE_USER_PSW }}
           script: |
-
+            echo "Stopping any running service..."
+            pkill -f "java -jar service-catalog.jar" || echo "No service to stop."
             sleep 10
 
             echo "Starting Java service..."