diff --git a/ceph/files/backup/ceph-backup-client-runner.sh b/ceph/files/backup/ceph-backup-client-runner.sh
index 971f944..4b5b4f9 100644
--- a/ceph/files/backup/ceph-backup-client-runner.sh
+++ b/ceph/files/backup/ceph-backup-client-runner.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@
     rsync -arv --exclude=osd/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-*/current /var/lib/ceph $TMPDIR/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-$HOSTNAME/
 {%- elif mon.get('enabled', False) %}
     cp -a /etc/ceph/ $TMPDIR/
-    service ceph-mon@$HOSTNAME stop
-    cp -a /var/lib/ceph/ $TMPDIR/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-$HOSTNAME/
-    service ceph-mon@$HOSTNAME start
+    if service ceph-mon@$HOSTNAME status >/dev/null; then
+        service ceph-mon@$HOSTNAME stop
+        cp -a /var/lib/ceph/ $TMPDIR/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-$HOSTNAME/
+        service ceph-mon@$HOSTNAME start
+    else 
+        cp -a /var/lib/ceph/ $TMPDIR/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-$HOSTNAME/
+    fi
 {%- endif %}
 
     tar -cvzf $BACKUPDIR/$HOSTNAME/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}-$HOSTNAME-$TIMESTAMP.tgz $TMPDIR