diff --git a/lib/gems/pending/appliance_console/database_replication_standby.rb b/lib/gems/pending/appliance_console/database_replication_standby.rb
index 35442429d..b6483f409 100644
--- a/lib/gems/pending/appliance_console/database_replication_standby.rb
+++ b/lib/gems/pending/appliance_console/database_replication_standby.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ def ask_for_repmgrd_configuration
 
     def activate
       say("Configuring Replication Standby Server...")
+      stop_postgres
+      stop_repmgrd
       initialize_postgresql_disk if disk
       PostgresAdmin.prep_data_directory if disk || resync_data
       generate_cluster_name &&
@@ -102,6 +104,11 @@ def start_postgres
       true
     end
 
+    def stop_postgres
+      LinuxAdmin::Service.new(PostgresAdmin.service_name).stop
+      true
+    end
+
     def register_standby_server
       run_repmgr_command(REGISTER_CMD, :force => nil)
     end
@@ -116,6 +123,11 @@ def start_repmgrd
       false
     end
 
+    def stop_repmgrd
+      LinuxAdmin::Service.new(REPMGRD_SERVICE).stop
+      true
+    end
+
     def node_number_valid?
       rec = record_for_node_number
 
diff --git a/spec/appliance_console/database_replication_standby_spec.rb b/spec/appliance_console/database_replication_standby_spec.rb
index 6f2ffeace..958014370 100644
--- a/spec/appliance_console/database_replication_standby_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/appliance_console/database_replication_standby_spec.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 
   context "#activate" do
     before do
+      expect(subject).to receive(:stop_postgres)
+      expect(subject).to receive(:stop_repmgrd)
       expect(subject).to receive(:generate_cluster_name).and_return(true)
       expect(subject).to receive(:create_config_file).and_return(true)
       expect(subject).to receive(:clone_standby_server).and_return(true)
@@ -245,6 +247,16 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "#stop_postgres" do
+    it "should stop postgres and return true" do
+      service = double("PostgresService", :service => nil)
+      expect(LinuxAdmin::Service).to receive(:new).and_return(service)
+      expect(service).to receive(:stop)
+
+      expect(subject.stop_postgres).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
   context "#start_repmgrd" do
     it "starts and enables repmgrd" do
       service = double(SPEC_NAME)
@@ -264,6 +276,16 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "#stop_repmgrd" do
+    it "stops the repmgrd service" do
+      service = double("RepmgrdService")
+      expect(LinuxAdmin::Service).to receive(:new).and_return(service)
+      expect(service).to receive(:stop)
+
+      expect(subject.stop_repmgrd).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
   context "#node_number_valid?" do
     let(:node_number) { 1 }
     let(:connection)  { double("PG::Connection") }