diff --git a/test-scripts/install_k8s.sh b/test-scripts/install_k8s.sh
index 3830a10..68b48d2 100644
--- a/test-scripts/install_k8s.sh
+++ b/test-scripts/install_k8s.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ check_existing_cluster() {
     echo "Removing existing Kubernetes cluster..."
     kubeadm reset -f
     rm -rf /root/.kube/ || true
+    systemctl stop kubelet
+    systemctl stop containerd
 
     # What's the point of uninstalling them if later on we gonna install them again
     # sudo apt-get -y purge kubeadm kubectl kubelet kubernetes-cni kube* containerd