# Docker Compose Module Issue - Trying to Stop Some Services **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 9, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-compose-module-issue-trying-to-stop-some-services/32893 "2020-05-09T03:32:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kernel\_Panic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/db5fbb/32.png) [@Kernel\_Panic](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kernel_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-compose-module-issue-trying-to-stop-some-services/32893/1 "2020-05-09T03:32:21Z")
Hello there, hope this is the right place to ask. Im trying to accomplish the following using docker\_compose module, the idea is, I have a compose file which runs some services and I want to stop some of them but not all, I know beforehands the ones that I do not want to stop, so am trying to do the following, define vars with the services I do not want to stop, leave them running but the rest. somehow this is not working for me, the when clause seems not to be being evaluated, services variable and running\_services fact show their content, so is not empty, maybe the services tag in docker\_compose expects something different, if I run the following it just stops all the services. Any hint really appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-compose-module-issue-trying-to-stop-some-services/32893/2 "2020-05-09T05:51:54Z")
> Hello there, hope this is the right place to ask. > > Im trying to accomplish the following using docker\_compose module, the idea is, I have a compose file which runs > some services and I want to stop some of them but not all, I know beforehands the ones that I do not want to stop, so > am trying to do the following, define vars with the services I do not want to stop, leave them running but the rest. > somehow this is not working for me, the when clause seems not to be being evaluated, services variable and > running\_services fact show their content, so is not empty, maybe the services tag in docker\_compose expects something > different, if I run the following it just stops all the services. > > Any hint really appreciated. I think that defeats the purpose of docker-compose. You could stop the services with the docker\_container module. Regards         Racke