diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/tox-steps.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/tox-steps.yml
index 4e0c7cc5d..89ec72f46 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/tox-steps.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/tox-steps.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ steps:
         nginx-light \
         openssl \
         expect
+      sudo systemctl stop nginx
     condition: startswith(variables['IMAGE_NAME'], 'ubuntu')
     displayName: Install Linux dependencies
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0