diff --git a/lib/core/icingaagent/installer/Uninstall-IcingaAgent.psm1 b/lib/core/icingaagent/installer/Uninstall-IcingaAgent.psm1
index 4afea1b..cb99f8f 100644
--- a/lib/core/icingaagent/installer/Uninstall-IcingaAgent.psm1
+++ b/lib/core/icingaagent/installer/Uninstall-IcingaAgent.psm1
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ function Uninstall-IcingaAgent()
 
     Write-Host 'Removing current installed Icinga Agent';
 
+    Stop-IcingaService 'icinga2';
+
     $Uninstaller = Start-IcingaProcess -Executable 'MsiExec.exe' -Arguments ([string]::Format('{0} /q', $IcingaData.Uninstaller)) -FlushNewLine;
 
     if ($Uninstaller.ExitCode -ne 0) {