diff --git a/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-mon.yaml b/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-mon.yaml
index 53e38b465f..c37c5e8591 100644
--- a/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-mon.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-mon.yaml
@@ -86,3 +86,16 @@ outputs:
             - {get_attr: [CephBase, role_data, config_settings, ceph_common_ansible_vars]}
             - monitor_secret: {get_param: CephMonKey}
               admin_secret: {get_param: CephAdminKey}
+      update_tasks:
+        - block:
+          - name: Double check the mon systemd unit is not consistent with the current mon
+            shell: "systemctl is-active ceph-mon@*"
+            register: ceph_mon_status
+            ignore_errors: true
+          - name: Stop mons to make them consistent with systemd
+            shell: "docker stop ceph-mon-{{ ansible_hostname }}"
+            when:
+              - ceph_mon_status.rc != 0
+          tags: common
+          when:
+            - step|int == 3