diff --git a/contrail_provisioning/openstack/setup.py b/contrail_provisioning/openstack/setup.py
index 69ad94ab..241cb457 100755
--- a/contrail_provisioning/openstack/setup.py
+++ b/contrail_provisioning/openstack/setup.py
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ def fixup_config_files(self):
             local("sudo sed -i 's/admin_password = /;admin_password = /' /etc/cinder/api-paste.ini")
 
     def run_services(self):
+        with settings(warn_only=True):
+            # Stop the openstack services if they are running
+            # before running the setup
+            for service in self.openstack_services:
+                local("service %s stop" % service)
         local("sudo keystone-server-setup.sh")
         local("sudo glance-server-setup.sh")
         local("sudo cinder-server-setup.sh")