diff --git a/install/vst-install-debian.sh b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
index 4aaf11af4..eb0273f50 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-debian.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
@@ -844,6 +844,9 @@ if [ "$apache" = 'yes'  ]; then
     update-rc.d apache2 defaults
     service apache2 start
     check_result $? "apache2 start failed"
+else
+    update-rc.d apache2 disable >/dev/null 2>&1
+    service apache2 stop >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh b/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
index ca3c186a5..429cc8f7f 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
@@ -834,6 +834,9 @@ if [ "$apache" = 'yes'  ]; then
     update-rc.d apache2 defaults
     service apache2 start
     check_result $? "apache2 start failed"
+else
+    update-rc.d apache2 disable >/dev/null 2>&1
+    service apache2 stop >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi