diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
index 3355aea8d..f7ee0e439 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
@@ -883,8 +883,14 @@
       systemd:
         name: "{{ 'ceph-crash@' + ansible_facts['hostname'] if containerized_deployment | bool else 'ceph-crash.service' }}"
         state: stopped
+
+    # it needs to be done in a separate task otherwise the stop just before doesn't work.
+    - name: mask and disable the ceph-crash service
+      systemd:
+        name: "{{ 'ceph-crash@' + ansible_facts['hostname'] if containerized_deployment | bool else 'ceph-crash.service' }}"
         enabled: no
         masked: yes
+
     - import_role:
         name: ceph-defaults
     - import_role: