diff --git a/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml b/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
index d4fd1cb..aea08a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
@@ -38,24 +38,13 @@ jobs:
           docker build -t api-image -f Backend/dockerfile .
 
 
-       #Check if API Container is running
-      - name: is container running?
-        run: |
-          if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=api-container)" ]; then
-            echo "Stopping existing API container..."
-            docker stop api-container
-            sleep 10
-          fi
-          if [ "$(docker ps -aq -f status=exited -f name=api-container)" ]; then
-            echo "Removing existing API container..."
-            docker rm api-container
-          fi
-
       # Stop and Remove Existing Container (if any). this was the error
       - name: Stop and Remove Existing API Container
         run: |
           docker stop api-container || true  # Stop if running, ignore if not
+          sleep 10
           docker rm api-container || true  # Remove if exists, ignore if not
+          sleep 10
 
       #Start API Container
       - name: Start API Container