diff --git a/deployments/mojobot/mojo.yml b/deployments/mojobot/mojo.yml
index d20198b..77ecf6d 100644
--- a/deployments/mojobot/mojo.yml
+++ b/deployments/mojobot/mojo.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
     shell: cd ~/mojojojo-bot && docker build -t mojo -f docker/dockerfile .
   - name: Check if there are any existing mojo containers running and kill it
     # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-    shell: docker ps | grep 'Up' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
+    shell: docker ps | grep -e 'Up|Restarting' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
   - name: Run the newly built docker container
     command: docker container run -e "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN={{ VAULT_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}" --restart "always" -d mojo