diff --git a/scripts/gists/kotl.sh b/scripts/gists/kotl.sh
index 67ee85d..601e128 100644
--- a/scripts/gists/kotl.sh
+++ b/scripts/gists/kotl.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ function start_kotl() {
 function stop_kotl() {
   is_kotl_enabled || return 0
   check_kotl_runtime || return 1
+  check_kotl_installed || return 0
   systemctl stop "${KOTL_SERVICE_NAME}"
 }