diff --git a/misc/pms-copy-data.sh b/misc/pms-copy-data.sh
index 42f41bfb..1f75689e 100644
--- a/misc/pms-copy-data.sh
+++ b/misc/pms-copy-data.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ whiptail --defaultno --title "$TITLE" --yesno \
 $CTID_FROM (${CTID_FROM_HOSTNAME}) -> $CTID_TO (${CTID_TO_HOSTNAME})
 Version: 2022.01.24" 13 50 || exit
 info "Plex Media Server Data from '$CTID_FROM' to '$CTID_TO'"
-
+if [ $(pct status $CTID_TO | sed 's/.* //') == 'running' ]; then
+  msg "Stopping '$CTID_TO'..."
+  pct stop $CTID_TO
+fi
 msg "Mounting Container Disks..."
 DATA_PATH=var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/
 CTID_FROM_PATH=$(pct mount $CTID_FROM | sed -n "s/.*'\(.*\)'/\1/p") || \