diff --git a/misc/z2m-copy-data.sh b/misc/z2m-copy-data.sh
index a2320f95..a698ef35 100644
--- a/misc/z2m-copy-data.sh
+++ b/misc/z2m-copy-data.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ whiptail --defaultno --title "$TITLE" --yesno \
 $CTID_FROM (${CTID_FROM_HOSTNAME}) -> $CTID_TO (${CTID_TO_HOSTNAME})
 Version: 2022.01.23" 13 50 || exit
 info "Zigbee2MQTT Data from '$CTID_FROM' to '$CTID_TO'"
-
+if [ $(pct status $CTID_TO | sed 's/.* //') == 'running' ]; then
+  msg "Stopping '$CTID_TO'..."
+  pct stop $CTID_TO
+fi
 msg "Mounting Container Disks..."
 DATA_PATH=/opt/zigbee2mqtt/data/
 CTID_FROM_PATH=$(pct mount $CTID_FROM | sed -n "s/.*'\(.*\)'/\1/p") || \