diff --git a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_domain.go b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_domain.go
index 1800954b1..2a911f32d 100644
--- a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_domain.go
+++ b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_domain.go
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func resourceLibvirtDomainCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 		}
 	}
 
-	// We save runnig state to not mix what we have and what we want
+	// We save running state to not mix what we have and what we want
 	requiredStatus := d.Get("running")
 
 	if diag := resourceLibvirtDomainRead(ctx, d, meta); diag.HasError() {
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ func resourceLibvirtDomainUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 
-	if !domainRunningNow {
+	if !domainRunningNow && d.Get("running").(bool) {
 		err = virConn.DomainCreate(domain)
 		if err != nil {
 			return diag.Errorf("error creating libvirt domain: %s", err)
@@ -772,6 +772,10 @@ func resourceLibvirtDomainUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := destroyDomainByUserRequest(virConn, d, domain); err != nil {
+		return diag.FromErr(err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }