diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index ff796b07..6f8756b0 100755
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Stopping containers"
-docker-compose down
-
 echo "Downloading latest images from docker hub ... this can take a long time"
 docker-compose pull