diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-disable b/debian/scripts/koha-disable
index cef45d860c..2e2e67ab5c 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-disable
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-disable
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ do
             if is_zebra_running $name; then
                 koha-stop-zebra $name
             fi
+            if is_indexer_running $name; then
+                koha-indexer --stop $name
+            fi
         elif [ "$RET" = 2 ]; then
             warn "Error: Apache configuration file not present for instance $name."
         else