diff --git a/shell_docker_compose_update.sh b/shell_docker_compose_update.sh
index 56f6aa8..7aa26a2 100644
--- a/shell_docker_compose_update.sh
+++ b/shell_docker_compose_update.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ get_local_image_digest() {
     docker inspect --format='{{index .RepoDigests 0}}' "$image" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
 }
 
+is_running() {
+    local svc="$1"
+    local cid
+
+    cid=$(docker compose ps -q "$svc" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    [ -z "$cid" ] && return 1
+
+    docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$cid" 2>/dev/null | grep -q true
+}
+
 run_cmd() {
     if [ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]; then
         log DEBUG "[DRY RUN] $*"
@@ -132,10 +142,6 @@ error_flag=false
 
 cd "$COMPOSE_DIR"
 
-# =============================
-# Sortierung
-# =============================
-
 while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
 
     dir=$(dirname "$file")
@@ -156,6 +162,16 @@ while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
     total_services=${#services[@]}
     current_index=0
 
+    # Running State merken
+    declare -A was_running
+    for svc in "${services[@]}"; do
+        if is_running "$svc"; then
+            was_running["$svc"]=1
+        else
+            was_running["$svc"]=0
+        fi
+    done
+
     stack_updated=false
     changed_services=()
     version_report=()
@@ -224,14 +240,15 @@ while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
 
             log WARN "   🔄 Einzelcontainer-Update: $svc"
 
-            if ! run_cmd docker compose up -d "$svc" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                log ERROR "   ❌ Update fehlgeschlagen"
-                error_flag=true
+            if [ "${was_running[$svc]}" = 1 ]; then
+                run_cmd docker compose up -d "$svc"
             else
-                log INFO "   ✔️ Container erfolgreich aktualisiert"
-                notify_stacks_updated+=("$stack ($svc)")
+                run_cmd docker compose create "$svc"
             fi
 
+            log INFO "   ✔️ Container aktualisiert"
+            notify_stacks_updated+=("$stack ($svc)")
+
         else
             log WARN "   🔄 Stack wird neu deployt (Trigger: ${changed_services[*]})"
 
@@ -240,6 +257,15 @@ while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
                 error_flag=true
             else
                 log INFO "   ✔️ Stack erfolgreich aktualisiert"
+
+                # vorher gestoppte wieder stoppen
+                for svc in "${services[@]}"; do
+                    if [ "${was_running[$svc]}" = 0 ]; then
+                        log INFO "   ⏹️ Stoppe $svc (war vorher gestoppt)"
+                        run_cmd docker compose stop "$svc" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                    fi
+                done
+
                 notify_stacks_updated+=("$stack (${changed_services[*]})")
             fi
         fi
@@ -274,7 +300,6 @@ if [ "$NTFY_ENABLED" = true ]; then
         done
     fi
 
-    # Priority fix
     if [ "$error_flag" = true ]; then
         msg+=$'\n\n❗ Fehler sind aufgetreten – Logs prüfen'
         PRIORITY=5
@@ -301,4 +326,4 @@ if [ "$NTFY_ENABLED" = true ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-log INFO "==== Update beendet ===="
+log INFO "==== Update beendet ===="
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