diff --git a/weekly_export1.sh b/weekly_export1.sh
index 0fdca5c104602509d6055094d5823cf54d8893d1..1d6bb34bbe7e8d73e1594819fe3c4fd4bd921d58 100644
--- a/weekly_export1.sh
+++ b/weekly_export1.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ EXPORT_FILENAME=canto_server_export_latest.json
 
 log "Exporting approved sessions into ${EXPORT_DIR}"
 
-if /etc/init.d/canto stop; then
-	log "Canto stopped"
+#if /etc/init.d/canto stop; then
+#	log "Canto stopped"
 
 	if ./canto/script/canto_docker ./script/canto_export.pl canto-json --export-curator-names --export-approved > "${EXPORT_DIR}/${EXPORT_FILENAME}"; then
 		log "Export successful"