diff --git a/roles/remote/tasks/main.yml b/roles/remote/tasks/main.yml
index bd5f8f3ee6..570bef496e 100644
--- a/roles/remote/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/remote/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     name: rclone
   when: use_remote and ('mounts' in ansible_run_tags) and remote_update_rclone
 
-- name: "Initialize 'remote_stopped_docker' variable"
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    remote_stopped_docker: false
-
 - name: Check to see if docker is installed
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: "/usr/bin/docker"
@@ -37,10 +33,9 @@
       register: saltbox_managed_containers
       ignore_errors: true
 
-    - name: "Set 'containers_list' and 'remote_stopped_docker' variables"
+    - name: "Set 'containers_list' variable"
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         containers_list: "{{ saltbox_managed_containers.stdout }}"
-        remote_stopped_docker: true
 
     - name: "Stop all running Docker containers"
       ansible.builtin.shell: "docker stop {{ containers_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/unionfs/tasks/main.yml b/roles/unionfs/tasks/main.yml
index 5876d8cd38..3171d2c947 100644
--- a/roles/unionfs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/unionfs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
 - name: MergerFS Tasks
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "subtasks/mergerfs.yml"
 
-- name: Docker Daemon Tasks
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "subtasks/docker/daemon.yml"
+- name: Mounts block
   when: ('mounts' in ansible_run_tags)
+  block:
+    - name: Docker Daemon Tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "subtasks/docker/daemon.yml"
 
-# Start Docker Containers
+    # Start Docker Containers
 
-- name: Docker Containers Start Tasks
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "subtasks/docker/containers_start.yml"
+    - name: Docker Containers Start Tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "subtasks/docker/containers_start.yml"
diff --git a/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/containers_stop.yml b/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/containers_stop.yml
index f7f6009f8f..42474c28a4 100644
--- a/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/containers_stop.yml
+++ b/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/containers_stop.yml
@@ -7,23 +7,32 @@
 #                   GNU General Public License v3.0                     #
 #########################################################################
 ---
-- name: "Docker | Containers Stop | Gather list of running Docker containers"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "docker ps --format '{{ '{{' }} .Names{{ '}}' }}' --filter label=com.github.saltbox.saltbox_managed=true | xargs echo -n"
-  register: saltbox_managed_containers
-  ignore_errors: true
+- name: Populate Service Facts
+  ansible.builtin.service_facts:
 
-# This is needed to not conflict with the other role
-- name: "Docker | Containers Stop | Set 'containers_list' variable"
+- name: Get Docker service state
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    containers_list: "{{ saltbox_managed_containers.stdout }}"
+    remote_docker_service_running: "{{ (services['docker.service'] is defined) and (services['docker.service']['state'] == 'running') }}"
+  when: remote_docker_binary.stat.exists
 
-- name: "Docker | Containers Stop | Stop all running Docker containers"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "docker stop {{ containers_list }}"
-  ignore_errors: true
-  when: (containers_list | trim | length > 0)
+- name: Tasks for when Docker exists and is running
+  when: remote_docker_binary.stat.exists and remote_docker_service_running
+  block:
+    - name: "Gather list of running Docker containers"
+      ansible.builtin.shell: "docker ps --format '{{ '{{' }} .Names{{ '}}' }}' --filter label=com.github.saltbox.saltbox_managed=true | xargs echo -n"
+      register: saltbox_managed_containers
+      ignore_errors: true
 
-- name: "Docker | Containers Stop | Stop docker service"
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: docker
-    state: stopped
-  ignore_errors: true
+    - name: "Set 'containers_list' variable"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        containers_list: "{{ saltbox_managed_containers.stdout }}"
+
+    - name: "Stop all running Docker containers"
+      ansible.builtin.shell: "docker stop {{ containers_list }}"
+      ignore_errors: true
+      when: (containers_list | trim | length > 0)
+
+    - name: Stop docker service
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: docker
+        state: stopped
diff --git a/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/daemon.yml b/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/daemon.yml
index aa638d142b..cf89b6525c 100644
--- a/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/daemon.yml
+++ b/roles/unionfs/tasks/subtasks/docker/daemon.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
     mode: "0644"
     force: "{{ docker_service_force }}"
 
-- name: "Docker | Daemon | Tasks for when Docker was stopped by Remote role"
-  when: remote_stopped_docker
-  block:
-    - name: "Docker | Daemon | Start docker service"
-      ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: docker
-        state: started
-        enabled: true
-        daemon_reload: true
+- name: "Docker | Daemon | Run systemd daemon-reload"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
 
-    - name: "Docker | Daemon | Wait for 30 seconds before commencing"
-      ansible.builtin.wait_for:
-        timeout: 30
+- name: "Docker | Daemon | Start docker service"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: docker
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: true
+
+- name: "Docker | Daemon | Wait for 30 seconds before commencing"
+  ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+    timeout: 30