1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/container_api.go b/libpod/container_api.go
index 41e754587..6106cfc12 100644
--- a/libpod/container_api.go
+++ b/libpod/container_api.go
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ func (c *Container) Stop() error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(ErrCtrStateInvalid, "can only stop created, running, or stopped containers")
 	}
 
+	if c.state.State == ContainerStateStopped {
+		return ErrCtrStopped
+	}
+
 	return c.stop(c.config.StopTimeout)
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +241,10 @@ func (c *Container) StopWithTimeout(timeout uint) error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(ErrCtrStateInvalid, "can only stop created, running, or stopped containers")
 	}
 
+	if c.state.State == ContainerStateStopped {
+		return ErrCtrStopped
+	}
+
 	return c.stop(timeout)
 }