diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index e6e827c4d..219250dc8 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2022,11 +2022,17 @@ function restartAppsUsingAddons(changedAddons, callback) {
                 args: {},
                 values: { runState: exports.RSTATE_RUNNING }
             };
-            addTask(app.id, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTART, task, function (error, result) {
-                if (error) debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: error marking ${app.fqdn} for restart: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`);
-                else debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: marked ${app.id} for restart with taskId ${result.taskId}`);
 
-                iteratorDone(); // ignore error
+            // stop apps before updating the databases because postgres will "lock" them preventing import
+            docker.stopContainers(app.id, function (error) {
+                if (error) debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: error stopping ${app.fqdn}`, error);
+
+                addTask(app.id, exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTART, task, function (error, result) {
+                    if (error) debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: error marking ${app.fqdn} for restart: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`);
+                    else debug(`restartAppsUsingAddons: marked ${app.id} for restart with taskId ${result.taskId}`);
+
+                    iteratorDone(); // ignore error
+                });
             });
         }, callback);
     });