diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
index 6340cb2619..d1375f8146 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Container
                 break if %w[Running Stopped].include? real_status
             end
 
-            container.stop(:force => true) if real_status == 'Running'
+            stop(:force => true) if real_status == 'Running'
         end
     end