diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index a1f49dc7fb..360427d13e 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -715,17 +715,25 @@ function start_nova {
     start_nova_rest
 }
 
-# stop_nova() - Stop running processes (non-screen)
-function stop_nova {
+function stop_nova_compute {
+    if is_service_enabled n-cpu && [[ -r $NOVA_PLUGINS/hypervisor-$VIRT_DRIVER ]]; then
+        stop_nova_hypervisor
+    fi
+}
+
+function stop_nova_rest {
     # Kill the nova screen windows
     # Some services are listed here twice since more than one instance
     # of a service may be running in certain configs.
     for serv in n-api n-cpu n-crt n-net n-sch n-novnc n-xvnc n-cauth n-spice n-cond n-cell n-cell n-api-meta n-obj; do
         screen_stop $serv
     done
-    if is_service_enabled n-cpu && [[ -r $NOVA_PLUGINS/hypervisor-$VIRT_DRIVER ]]; then
-        stop_nova_hypervisor
-    fi
+}
+
+# stop_nova() - Stop running processes (non-screen)
+function stop_nova {
+    stop_nova_rest
+    stop_nova_compute
 }