diff --git a/src/lib/database/common.ts b/src/lib/database/common.ts
index 23b13ba54..cbbc55624 100644
--- a/src/lib/database/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/database/common.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function ErrorHandler(e) {
 		e = new Error(e.toString());
 	}
 	let truncatedError = e;
-	if (e.message.includes('docker run')) {
+	if (e.message?.includes('docker run')) {
 		let truncatedArray = [];
 		truncatedArray = truncatedError.message.split('-').filter((line) => {
 			if (!line.startsWith('e ')) {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function ErrorHandler(e) {
 		});
 		truncatedError.message = truncatedArray.join('-');
 	}
-	if (e.message.includes('git clone')) {
+	if (e.message?.includes('git clone')) {
 		truncatedError.message = 'git clone failed';
 	}
 	sentry.captureException(truncatedError);
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export function ErrorHandler(e) {
 			error: truncatedError.error || truncatedError.message
 		}
 	};
-	if (truncatedError.name === 'NotFoundError') {
+	if (truncatedError?.name === 'NotFoundError') {
 		payload.status = 404;
 	}
 	if (truncatedError instanceof P.PrismaClientKnownRequestError) {
-		if (truncatedError.code === 'P2002') {
+		if (truncatedError?.code === 'P2002') {
 			payload.body.message = 'Already exists. Choose another name.';
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/haproxy/index.ts b/src/lib/haproxy/index.ts
index 56b7ce789..48b492d63 100644
--- a/src/lib/haproxy/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/haproxy/index.ts
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ export async function forceSSLOffApplication({ domain }) {
 export async function forceSSLOnApplication({ domain }) {
 	if (!dev) {
 		const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-		try {
-			await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-		} catch (error) {
-			return;
-		}
+		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 		const transactionId = await getNextTransactionId();
 
 		try {
@@ -162,11 +158,7 @@ export async function forceSSLOnApplication({ domain }) {
 
 export async function deleteProxy({ id }) {
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 	const transactionId = await getNextTransactionId();
 	try {
 		await haproxy.get(`v2/services/haproxy/configuration/backends/${id}`).json();
@@ -198,11 +190,7 @@ export async function reloadHaproxy(engine) {
 }
 export async function configureProxyForApplication({ domain, imageId, applicationId, port }) {
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 
 	let serverConfigured = false;
 	let backendAvailable: any = null;
@@ -283,11 +271,7 @@ export async function configureProxyForApplication({ domain, imageId, applicatio
 export async function configureCoolifyProxyOff(fqdn) {
 	const domain = getDomain(fqdn);
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 
 	try {
 		const transactionId = await getNextTransactionId();
@@ -308,22 +292,21 @@ export async function configureCoolifyProxyOff(fqdn) {
 		throw error?.response?.body || error;
 	}
 }
-export async function checkHAProxy(haproxy) {
+export async function checkHAProxy(haproxy?: any) {
 	if (!haproxy) haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
 	try {
 		await haproxy.get('v2/info');
 	} catch (error) {
-		throw 'HAProxy is not running, but it should be!';
+		throw {
+			message:
+				'Coolify Proxy is not running, but it should be!<br><br>Start it in the "Destinations" menu.'
+		};
 	}
 }
 export async function configureCoolifyProxyOn(fqdn) {
 	const domain = getDomain(fqdn);
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 	let serverConfigured = false;
 	let backendAvailable: any = null;
 	try {
@@ -572,12 +555,7 @@ export async function configureSimpleServiceProxyOn({ id, domain, port }) {
 
 export async function configureSimpleServiceProxyOff({ domain }) {
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
-
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 	try {
 		await haproxy.get(`v2/services/haproxy/configuration/backends/${domain}`).json();
 		const transactionId = await getNextTransactionId();
@@ -596,12 +574,7 @@ export async function configureSimpleServiceProxyOff({ domain }) {
 
 export async function removeWwwRedirection(domain) {
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
-
+	await checkHAProxy();
 	const rules: any = await haproxy
 		.get(`v2/services/haproxy/configuration/http_request_rules`, {
 			searchParams: {
@@ -631,11 +604,7 @@ export async function removeWwwRedirection(domain) {
 }
 export async function setWwwRedirection(fqdn) {
 	const haproxy = await haproxyInstance();
-	try {
-		await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
-	} catch (error) {
-		return;
-	}
+	await checkHAProxy(haproxy);
 	const transactionId = await getNextTransactionId();
 
 	try {
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/__layout.svelte b/src/routes/services/[id]/__layout.svelte
index 0beb4df6c..21012ad3e 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/__layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/__layout.svelte
@@ -110,23 +110,23 @@
 			loading = false;
 		}
 	}
-	onMount(async () => {
-		if (
-			service.type &&
-			service.destinationDockerId &&
-			service.version &&
-			service.fqdn &&
-			!isRunning
-		) {
-			try {
-				await post(`/services/${service.id}/${service.type}/stop.json`, {});
-			} catch ({ error }) {
-				return errorNotification(error);
-			} finally {
-				loading = false;
-			}
-		}
-	});
+	// onMount(async () => {
+	// 	if (
+	// 		service.type &&
+	// 		service.destinationDockerId &&
+	// 		service.version &&
+	// 		service.fqdn &&
+	// 		!isRunning
+	// 	) {
+	// 		try {
+	// 			await post(`/services/${service.id}/${service.type}/stop.json`, {});
+	// 		} catch ({ error }) {
+	// 			return errorNotification(error);
+	// 		} finally {
+	// 			loading = false;
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// });
 </script>
 
 <nav class="nav-side">
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/minio/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/minio/start.json.ts
index 2a939b801..c08c18e54 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/minio/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/minio/start.json.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
 import {
+	checkHAProxy,
 	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
 	reloadHaproxy,
 	setWwwRedirection,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const {
 			type,
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/nocodb/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/nocodb/start.json.ts
index 43022209e..3ce559e45 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/nocodb/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/nocodb/start.json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
-import { configureSimpleServiceProxyOn, reloadHaproxy, setWwwRedirection } from '$lib/haproxy';
+import {
+	checkHAProxy,
+	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
+	reloadHaproxy,
+	setWwwRedirection
+} from '$lib/haproxy';
 import { getDomain } from '$lib/components/common';
 import { ErrorHandler } from '$lib/database';
 
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const { type, version, fqdn, destinationDockerId, destinationDocker } = service;
 
@@ -58,7 +64,6 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 				status: 200
 			};
 		} catch (error) {
-			console.log(error);
 			return ErrorHandler(error);
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/plausibleanalytics/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/plausibleanalytics/start.json.ts
index 2f1ce9fd0..96dbac3c2 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/plausibleanalytics/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/plausibleanalytics/start.json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
-import { configureSimpleServiceProxyOn, reloadHaproxy, setWwwRedirection } from '$lib/haproxy';
+import {
+	checkHAProxy,
+	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
+	reloadHaproxy,
+	setWwwRedirection
+} from '$lib/haproxy';
 import { getDomain } from '$lib/components/common';
 import { ErrorHandler } from '$lib/database';
 
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const {
 			type,
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/vaultwarden/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/vaultwarden/start.json.ts
index fac46dc1c..ab05590a8 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/vaultwarden/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/vaultwarden/start.json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
-import { configureSimpleServiceProxyOn, reloadHaproxy, setWwwRedirection } from '$lib/haproxy';
+import {
+	checkHAProxy,
+	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
+	reloadHaproxy,
+	setWwwRedirection
+} from '$lib/haproxy';
 import { getDomain } from '$lib/components/common';
 import { getServiceImage, ErrorHandler } from '$lib/database';
 
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const { type, version, fqdn, destinationDockerId, destinationDocker } = service;
 
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/vscodeserver/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/vscodeserver/start.json.ts
index 4a5ea2c22..4709a823e 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/vscodeserver/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/vscodeserver/start.json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
-import { configureSimpleServiceProxyOn, reloadHaproxy, setWwwRedirection } from '$lib/haproxy';
+import {
+	checkHAProxy,
+	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
+	reloadHaproxy,
+	setWwwRedirection
+} from '$lib/haproxy';
 import { getDomain } from '$lib/components/common';
 import { ErrorHandler } from '$lib/database';
 
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const {
 			type,
diff --git a/src/routes/services/[id]/wordpress/start.json.ts b/src/routes/services/[id]/wordpress/start.json.ts
index 81fa1eda8..2ed3039cd 100644
--- a/src/routes/services/[id]/wordpress/start.json.ts
+++ b/src/routes/services/[id]/wordpress/start.json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { letsEncrypt } from '$lib/letsencrypt';
-import { configureSimpleServiceProxyOn, reloadHaproxy, setWwwRedirection } from '$lib/haproxy';
+import {
+	checkHAProxy,
+	configureSimpleServiceProxyOn,
+	reloadHaproxy,
+	setWwwRedirection
+} from '$lib/haproxy';
 import { getDomain } from '$lib/components/common';
 import { ErrorHandler } from '$lib/database';
 
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export const post: RequestHandler = async (event) => {
 	const { id } = event.params;
 
 	try {
+		await checkHAProxy();
 		const service = await db.getService({ id, teamId });
 		const {
 			type,