diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 299727eca..3ee0326c0 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ else
 		[ -n "$TESTING" ] && logCmd so-test
 
 		export percentage=95 # set to last percentage used in previous subshell
+		so-soc-stop # Stop SOC so it doesn't accept external requests prior to the reboot
 		if [[ -n $ALLOW_ROLE && -n $ALLOW_CIDR ]]; then 
 			set_progress_str 97 "Running so-allow -${ALLOW_ROLE} for ${ALLOW_CIDR}"
 			IP=$ALLOW_CIDR so-allow -$ALLOW_ROLE >> $setup_log 2>&1