diff --git a/tasks/ram.yml b/tasks/ram.yml
index 75ddce6..19e84e2 100644
--- a/tasks/ram.yml
+++ b/tasks/ram.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
 - name: ram | Logic to extract and install log2ram
   when: download_archive.changed # noqa: no-handler
   block:
+    - name: ram | Stop log2ram if present
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: log2ram
+        state: stopped
+      become: true
+      failed_when: false
+
     - name: ram | Extract log2ram
       ansible.builtin.unarchive:
         src: "/tmp/log2ram.tar.gz"