diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-uninstall b/tools/test/bin/onos-uninstall
index a535c0a..bfc3b48 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-uninstall
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-uninstall
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 remote=$ONOS_USER@${1:-$OCI}
 
 ssh $remote "
+    sudo service onos stop 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
     [ -f $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/bin/onos ] && \
         $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/bin/onos halt 2>/dev/null
     sudo rm -fr $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR