diff --git a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-containers/cc-container-mng/files/cc-containerd.service b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-containers/cc-container-mng/files/cc-containerd.service
index b47da7d90..43962d1e6 100644
--- a/meta-digi-containers/recipes-containers/cc-container-mng/files/cc-containerd.service
+++ b/meta-digi-containers/recipes-containers/cc-container-mng/files/cc-containerd.service
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Wants=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/cc-containerd --config-file /etc/cc-container/cc-container-mng.conf
+# Stop only the daemon process; keep managed containers running.
+KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=2