diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4e0ae13..5f166a4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
     - { src: 'templates/sentry.conf.j2', dest: '{{ app_dir }}/sentry/sentry.conf.py' }
     - { src: 'templates/sentry.config.j2', dest: '{{ app_dir }}/sentry/config.yml' }
 
+- name: stop running containers
+  docker_compose:
+    project_src: '{{ app_dir }}'
+    env_file: '{{ app_dir }}/.env'
+    state: absent
+
 # Note: run `docker-compose run --rm web export > backup.json` before upgrading
 # TODO: tag other sentry images aswell
 # can be ran multiple times to upgrade sentry