diff --git a/netclient/daemon/freebsd.go b/netclient/daemon/freebsd.go
index 48ae30d5..f1ac788c 100644
--- a/netclient/daemon/freebsd.go
+++ b/netclient/daemon/freebsd.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func FreebsdDaemon(command string) {
 
 // CleanupFreebsd - removes config files and netclient binary
 func CleanupFreebsd() {
+	ncutils.RunCmd("service netclient stop")
 	RemoveFreebsdDaemon()
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(ncutils.GetNetclientPath()); err != nil {
 		logger.Log(1, "Removing netclient configs: ", err.Error())