diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/defaults/main.yml
index 4e8f709f2..823452fc0 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ matrix_bot_chatgpt_config_path: "{{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_base_path }}/config"
 matrix_bot_chatgpt_data_path: "{{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_base_path }}/data"
 matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_src_path: "{{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_base_path }}/container-src"
 
+# Controls how long to wait for the container to stop gracefully before killing it.
+# We use a small value here, because this container does not seem to handle the SIGTERM signal.
+matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_stop_grace_time_seconds: 1
+
 # A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
 matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_extra_arguments: []
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/templates/systemd/matrix-bot-chatgpt.service.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/templates/systemd/matrix-bot-chatgpt.service.j2
index 886156345..e27b018f5 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/templates/systemd/matrix-bot-chatgpt.service.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-chatgpt/templates/systemd/matrix-bot-chatgpt.service.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Environment="HOME={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_systemd_unit_home_path }}"
-ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} stop --time={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_container_stop_grace_time_seconds }} matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
+ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} stop --time={{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_stop_grace_time_seconds }} matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
 
 ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run \
 			{% endfor %}
 			{{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_image }}
 
-ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} stop --time={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_container_stop_grace_time_seconds }} matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
+ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} stop --time={{ matrix_bot_chatgpt_container_stop_grace_time_seconds }} matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-bot-chatgpt 2>/dev/null || true'
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30