# How to stop default/initial started services

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-stop-default-initial-started-services/3454>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Tags:** mysql, docker, circle-yml\
**Created:** [April 19, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-stop-default-initial-started-services/3454 "2016-04-19T10:48:19Z")\
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Can you try stopping it in the test section? For example:

```auto
test
  pre:
    - sudo service mongodb stop; sleep 5

```

Then start whatever needs that port after that line?

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