diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-bitcoin/recipes/c-lightning.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-bitcoin/recipes/c-lightning.rb
index 5eedd82..67c6c97 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-bitcoin/recipes/c-lightning.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-bitcoin/recipes/c-lightning.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ end
 bash "compile_c-lightning" do
   cwd node['c-lightning']['source_dir']
   code <<-EOH
+    systemctl stop lightningd.service
     ./configure
     make
     make install