diff --git a/distribution/debian/install.sh b/distribution/debian/install.sh
index f350436ed..c3f407799 100755
--- a/distribution/debian/install.sh
+++ b/distribution/debian/install.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Version V1.0.2 2024-01-03 - markus101 - Get user input from /dev/tty
 ### Version V1.0.3 2024-01-06 - StevieTV - exit script when it is ran from install directory
 ### Version V1.0.4 2025-04-05 - kaecyra - Allow user/group to be supplied via CLI, add unattended mode
+### Version V1.0.5 2025-07-08 - bparkin1283 - use systemctl instead of service for stopping app
 
 ### Boilerplate Warning
 #THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
@@ -167,11 +168,10 @@ if ! getent group "$app_guid" | grep -qw "$app_uid"; then
     echo "Added User [$app_uid] to Group [$app_guid]"
 fi
 
-# Stop the App if running
-if service --status-all | grep -Fq "$app"; then
-    systemctl stop "$app"
-    systemctl disable "$app".service
-    echo "Stopped existing $app"
+# Stop and disable the App if running
+if [ $(systemctl is-active "$app") = "active" ]; then
+    systemctl disable --now -q "$app"
+    echo "Stopped and disabled existing $app"
 fi
 
 # Create Appdata Directory