diff --git a/src/functions/helperFunctions.js b/src/functions/helperFunctions.js
index 4795ba0487cd81cb77ad84d8ecb64bac6ab4f0ae..977181ce0ef09f0cb152e9e101baf8e2be298fc5 100644
--- a/src/functions/helperFunctions.js
+++ b/src/functions/helperFunctions.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const deployArchitecture = async () => {
 const stopArchitecture = async () => {
   const customCodes = await getCustomCodes();
   for (const customCode of customCodes) {
-    if (!customCode.isPaused) {
+    if (!customCode.isPaused && customCode.isDeployed) {
       await pauseDockerContainer(customCode.id);
       await setIsPaused(customCode.id);
     }