diff --git a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
index bc3beb781..a481d6c1b 100755
--- a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
+++ b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # substitute our own server to catch OS connectivity checking URL's
 
 systemctl stop {{ apache_service }}
-systemctl stop captive-portal
+# systemctl stop captive-portal
 echo address=/#/172.18.96.1 > /etc/dnsmasq.d/capture
 /opt/iiab/captive-portal/capture-wsgi.py -d &
 # write the pid just started