diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a118f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xo-install.log
diff --git a/xo-install.sh b/xo-install.sh
index f7d2bed..c70f1a2 100755
--- a/xo-install.sh
+++ b/xo-install.sh
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ read -p ": " option
                                 read -p "[y/N]: " answer
                                         case $answer in
                                                 y)
-                                                :
+						/bin/systemctl stop xo-server || { echo "failed to stop service, exiting..." ; exit 1; }
                                         ;;
                                                 n)
                                                 exit 0