diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index ace56789..22abf60c 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -2528,14 +2528,6 @@ main() {
             # If no setting was found, default to 0
             PRIVACY_LEVEL="${PRIVACY_LEVEL:-0}"
         fi
-
-        # If this is an update from a previous Pi-hole installation
-        # we need to move any existing `pihole*` logs from `/var/log` to `/var/log/pihole`
-        # if /var/log/pihole.log is not a symlink (set durign FTL startup) move the files
-        # can be removed with Pi-hole v6.0
-        if [ -f /var/log/pihole.log ] && [ ! -L /var/log/pihole.log ]; then
-            mv /var/log/pihole*.* /var/log/pihole/ 2>/dev/null
-        fi
     fi
     # Download or update the scripts by updating the appropriate git repos
     clone_or_update_repos
@@ -2621,6 +2613,19 @@ main() {
     # Fixes a problem reported on Ubuntu 18.04 where trying to start
     # the service before enabling causes installer to exit
     enable_service pihole-FTL
+
+    # If this is an update from a previous Pi-hole installation
+    # we need to move any existing `pihole*` logs from `/var/log` to `/var/log/pihole`
+    # if /var/log/pihole.log is not a symlink (set durign FTL startup) move the files
+    # can be removed with Pi-hole v6.0
+    # To be sure FTL is not running when we move the files we explicitly stop it here
+
+    stop_service pihole-FTL &> /dev/null
+
+    if [ -f /var/log/pihole.log ] && [ ! -L /var/log/pihole.log ]; then
+        mv /var/log/pihole*.* /var/log/pihole/ 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+
     restart_service pihole-FTL
 
     # Download and compile the aggregated block list