diff --git a/app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php b/app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php
index fcf1e1d0f..12ac56900 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ public function handle(Application $application, bool $previewDeployments = fals
                     $commands = [dockerStopCommand($timeout, $containerName, $server)];
                     if ($removeContainers) {
                         $commands[] = "docker rm -f $containerName";
-                    } else {
-                        array_unshift($commands, "docker update --restart=no $containerName");
                     }
 
                     instant_remote_process(command: $commands, server: $server, throwError: false);
diff --git a/app/Actions/Application/StopApplicationPreview.php b/app/Actions/Application/StopApplicationPreview.php
index af5f3fc0f..8bb3a3dc0 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Application/StopApplicationPreview.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Application/StopApplicationPreview.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ public function handle(ApplicationPreview $preview, bool $resetRestartCount = tr
             $commands = [dockerStopCommand($application->settings->stopGracePeriodSeconds(), $containerName, $server)];
             if ($removeContainer) {
                 $commands[] = "docker rm -f $containerName";
-            } else {
-                array_unshift($commands, "docker update --restart=no $containerName");
             }
             instant_remote_process($commands, $server, false);
         }
diff --git a/app/Actions/Database/StopDatabase.php b/app/Actions/Database/StopDatabase.php
index 8005311b5..d3c6fafc4 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Database/StopDatabase.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Database/StopDatabase.php
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ private function stopContainer(BaseModel $database, string $containerName, int $
         $commands = [dockerStopCommand($timeout, $containerName, $server)];
         if ($removeContainer) {
             $commands[] = "docker rm -f $containerName";
-        } else {
-            array_unshift($commands, "docker update --restart=no $containerName");
         }
         instant_remote_process(command: $commands, server: $server, throwError: false);
     }
diff --git a/app/Actions/Service/StopServiceApplication.php b/app/Actions/Service/StopServiceApplication.php
index 11ad337ed..1b5347265 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Service/StopServiceApplication.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Service/StopServiceApplication.php
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ public function handle(ServiceApplication|ServiceDatabase $serviceApplication, b
         if ($removeContainer) {
             $commands = ["docker rm -f {$containerName}"];
         } else {
-            $commands = [
-                "docker update --restart=no {$containerName}",
-                "docker stop {$containerName}",
-            ];
+            $commands = ["docker stop {$containerName}"];
         }
         instant_remote_process($commands, $server, throwError: ! $removeContainer);
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ApplicationStoppedAfterRestartLimitTest.php b/tests/Feature/ApplicationStoppedAfterRestartLimitTest.php
index 58ebb8c70..f5875adb2 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ApplicationStoppedAfterRestartLimitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ApplicationStoppedAfterRestartLimitTest.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function applicationWithRestartState(array $attributes = []): Application
 
     expect($removeContainers)->not->toBeNull()
         ->and($removeContainers->getDefaultValue())->toBeTrue()
-        ->and($action)->toContain('docker update --restart=no')
+        ->and($action)->not->toContain('docker update --restart=no')
         ->and($action)->toContain('if ($removeContainers)');
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/StopActionsPersistStatusTest.php b/tests/Unit/StopActionsPersistStatusTest.php
index 67a7a8c6f..a6d8d2fc1 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/StopActionsPersistStatusTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/StopActionsPersistStatusTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
     expect($action)->toContain("'status' => 'exited'");
 });
 
+it('does not change Docker restart policies when retaining stopped containers', function (string $actionPath) {
+    $action = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../'.$actionPath);
+
+    expect($action)->not->toContain('docker update --restart=no');
+})->with([
+    'applications' => 'app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php',
+    'application previews' => 'app/Actions/Application/StopApplicationPreview.php',
+    'service applications' => 'app/Actions/Service/StopServiceApplication.php',
+    'standalone databases' => 'app/Actions/Database/StopDatabase.php',
+]);
+
 it('persists exited status for every full application stop path', function () {
     $action = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../app/Actions/Application/StopApplication.php');