diff --git a/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
index 9d7fcee8..e34959d3 100644
--- a/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ echo <<EOF
 you can stop uwsgi and nginx with
 
   sudo /etc/init.d/nginx stop
-  sudo systemctl start emperor.uwsgi.service
+  sudo systemctl stop emperor.uwsgi.service
  
 and start it with