diff --git a/app/src/Commands/Instances/DeleteCommand.php b/app/src/Commands/Instances/DeleteCommand.php
index 35ef8247..d943f864 100644
--- a/app/src/Commands/Instances/DeleteCommand.php
+++ b/app/src/Commands/Instances/DeleteCommand.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ protected function deleteInstance(
             );
         }
 
-        if ($this->filesystem->exists(self::KEYCLOAK_PATH)) {
+        if ($this->filesystem->exists(self::KEYCLOAK_PATH) && $this->docker->isInstanceUp(self::KEYCLOAK_PATH)) {
             $this->docker->executeDockerCommand(
                 "doil_keycloak",
                 "/root/delete_keycloak_client.sh $instance"