diff --git a/www/stub/ghost_yml.sh b/www/stub/ghost_yml.sh
index 790d790..b3e26f8 100755
--- a/www/stub/ghost_yml.sh
+++ b/www/stub/ghost_yml.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ EOL
 EOL
             fi
 
-        if [ "$DEPLOY_STACK" = true ] && [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = false ]; then
+        if [ "$DEPLOY_STACK" = true ]; then
             docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" "$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER-ghost-$LANGUAGE_CODE"
             sleep 2
         fi
diff --git a/www/stub/nextcloud_yml.sh b/www/stub/nextcloud_yml.sh
index c8c6d6f..cda0c69 100755
--- a/www/stub/nextcloud_yml.sh
+++ b/www/stub/nextcloud_yml.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ networks:
 
 EOL
 
-        if [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = false ]; then
-            docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" "$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER-nextcloud-en"
-            sleep 1
-        fi
+        docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" "$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER-nextcloud-en"
+        sleep 1
     fi
 done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/stub/nginx_yml.sh b/www/stub/nginx_yml.sh
index 1a674b9..56a8e10 100755
--- a/www/stub/nginx_yml.sh
+++ b/www/stub/nginx_yml.sh
@@ -137,11 +137,9 @@ EOL
     done
 done
 
-if [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = false ]; then
-    # for some reason we need to wait here. See if there's a fix; poll for service readiness?
-    sleep 5
+# for some reason we need to wait here. See if there's a fix; poll for service readiness?
+sleep 5
 
-    docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" reverse-proxy
-    # iterate over all our domains and create the nginx config file.
-    sleep 3
-fi
+docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" reverse-proxy
+# iterate over all our domains and create the nginx config file.
+sleep 3
diff --git a/www/stub/nostr_yml.sh b/www/stub/nostr_yml.sh
index 7da5ff3..3de6149 100755
--- a/www/stub/nostr_yml.sh
+++ b/www/stub/nostr_yml.sh
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ pubkey_whitelist = [ "${NOSTR_ACCOUNT_PUBKEY}" ]
 domain_whitelist = [ "${DOMAIN_NAME}" ]
 EOL
 
-        if [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = false ]; then
-            docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" "$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER-nostr-$LANGUAGE_CODE"
-            sleep 1
-        fi
+        docker stack deploy -c "$DOCKER_YAML_PATH" "$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER-nostr-$LANGUAGE_CODE"
+        sleep 1
+
     fi
 done