diff --git a/debian/DEBIAN/postrm b/debian/DEBIAN/postrm
index 8bc7351..1450df1 100755
--- a/debian/DEBIAN/postrm
+++ b/debian/DEBIAN/postrm
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ case "$1" in
         ;;
     remove)
         systemctl disable nebius_observability_agent_updater.service
-        systemctl stop nebius_observability_agent_updater.service
+        if [ "$(systemctl is-system-running)" != "offline" ]; then # Check if running under systemd
+            systemctl stop nebius_observability_agent_updater.service
+        fi
         rm -rf /var/lib/nebius-observability-agent-updater
         ;;
     upgrade|failed-upgrade|disappear)
@@ -16,4 +18,4 @@ case "$1" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0