diff --git a/pkg/compose/plugins.go b/pkg/compose/plugins.go
index 40199ed96..e41ec7bbe 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/plugins.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ type ProviderMetadata struct {
 }
 
 func (p ProviderMetadata) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return p.Description == "" && p.Up.Parameters == nil && p.Down.Parameters == nil && p.Stop == nil
+	return p.Description == "" && p.Up.Parameters == nil && p.Down.Parameters == nil
 }
 
 type CommandMetadata struct {
diff --git a/pkg/compose/plugins_test.go b/pkg/compose/plugins_test.go
index 00cc77c5f..9ff2f653c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/plugins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/plugins_test.go
@@ -52,14 +52,9 @@ func TestProviderMetadata_IsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 			want:     false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "only Stop set",
-			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Stop: &CommandMetadata{Parameters: param}},
-			want:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "Stop set with empty parameters",
+			name:     "only Stop set is empty",
 			metadata: ProviderMetadata{Stop: &CommandMetadata{}},
-			want:     false,
+			want:     true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "all fields set",