diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 0260ee1..771b98b 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ db_name=$app
 sudo sed -i "s@__PATH__@$app@g" ../conf/nginx.conf*
 sudo sed -i "s@__FINALPATH__@$final_path/@g" ../conf/nginx.conf*
 
+# Stop Mastodon Services
+sudo systemctl stop /etc/systemd/system/mastodon-*.service
+
 # Update Mastodon
 sudo su - $app <<COMMANDS
 pushd ~/live
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ RAILS_ENV=production bin/bundle exec rails db:migrate
 RAILS_ENV=production bin/bundle exec rails assets:precompile
 COMMANDS
 
+# Start Mastodon Services
+sudo systemctl start /etc/systemd/system/mastodon-*.service
+
 # If app is public, add url to SSOWat conf as skipped_uris
 if [ $is_public = "Yes" ];
 then
@@ -51,4 +57,4 @@ fi
 # Reload Nginx
 sudo systemctl reload nginx
 # Reload Mastodon
-sudo systemctl restart mastodon-*.service
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+sudo systemctl restart mastodon-*.service