diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index 05d6a39b89cfdd0645d92e372f62e1909966f2a3..d79ab83e038751570cfdc4c8433b711a4902a814 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@
       tags: config
 
     # fastd
+    - name: Make sure fastd is disabled and stopped
+      ansible.builtin.service:
+        name: "fastd"
+        state: "stopped"
+        enabled: false
+      tags: config
     - name: Create the fflux dir inside of fastd
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: /etc/fastd/fflux