diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7131b3d..199e0d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Role to run stirlingpdf in a docker container
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_access_key](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_access_key)
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_password](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_password)
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_secret_key](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_secret_key)
+  - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup)
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_tag](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_tag)
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_volume_dir](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_volume_dir)
   - [docker_container_stirlingpdf_volumes](#docker_container_stirlingpdf_volumes)
@@ -242,6 +243,16 @@ docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_repo_secret_key: '{{ docker_container__ba
   }}'
 ```
 
+### docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup
+
+Stop and restart container during backup operation.
+
+#### Default value
+
+```YAML
+docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup: false
+```
+
 ### docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_tag
 
 Tag for the `restic backup` command
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c45e67b..3e96b1e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ docker_network_stirlingpdf_name: "{{ docker_container_stirlingpdf_name }}_backen
 # @end
 docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_enable: false
 
+# @var docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup:description: >
+# Stop and restart container during backup operation.
+# @end
+docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup: false
+
 # @var docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_s3_endpoint:description: >
 # Minio S3 endpoint for restic backup storage.
 #
diff --git a/tasks/backup.yml b/tasks/backup.yml
index c3bb0ef..0405852 100644
--- a/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     name: "{{ docker_container_stirlingpdf_name }}"
     state: stopped
   when:
+    - docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup
     - docker_container_info_result.exists
     - docker_container_info_result.container.State.Running
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     name: "{{ docker_container_stirlingpdf_name }}"
     state: started
   when:
+    - docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_stop_during_backup
     - docker_container_info_result.exists
     - docker_container_info_result.container.State.Running
 
@@ -58,3 +60,4 @@
     msg: '{{ rentention_result.stdout }}'
   when:
     - rentention_result is defined
+...
diff --git a/tasks/backup_init.yml b/tasks/backup_init.yml
index ea219ab..f860a5a 100644
--- a/tasks/backup_init.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup_init.yml
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@
     - restic_seeded is defined
     - restic_seeded.changed is defined
     - restic_seeded.changed
-    - restic_seeded.delta is defined
\ No newline at end of file
+    - restic_seeded.delta is defined
+...
diff --git a/tasks/backup_list.yml b/tasks/backup_list.yml
index 017e6ec..72d9d58 100644
--- a/tasks/backup_list.yml
+++ b/tasks/backup_list.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 - name: backup_list debug 
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ backup_list_result.stdout }}"
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+...
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d32feff..6d211c7 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@
     - docker-container-backup-list-stirlingpdf
   when:
     - docker_container_stirlingpdf_restic_enable
+...
diff --git a/tasks/prereq.yml b/tasks/prereq.yml
index 91b5aac..d54ed2f 100644
--- a/tasks/prereq.yml
+++ b/tasks/prereq.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - name: Install docker python sdk
   ansible.builtin.pip:
-    name: docker
\ No newline at end of file
+    name: docker
+...
diff --git a/tasks/purge.yml b/tasks/purge.yml
index 0332574..f693956 100644
--- a/tasks/purge.yml
+++ b/tasks/purge.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
     path: "{{ docker_container_stirlingpdf_volume_dir }}"
     state: absent
   when: docker_container_stirlingpdf_volume_dir is defined
+...
diff --git a/tasks/remove.yml b/tasks/remove.yml
index 9afaafd..d9f8b63 100644
--- a/tasks/remove.yml
+++ b/tasks/remove.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
     name: "{{ docker_network_stirlingpdf_name }}"
     force: yes
     state: absent
+...
diff --git a/tasks/restore.yml b/tasks/restore.yml
index 92f96c1..78871f1 100644
--- a/tasks/restore.yml
+++ b/tasks/restore.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@
     state: started
   when:
     - docker_container_info_result.exists
-    - docker_container_info_result.container.State.Running
\ No newline at end of file
+    - docker_container_info_result.container.State.Running
+...