diff --git a/lnbits/core/helpers.py b/lnbits/core/helpers.py
index 54c3cd35..c40f031e 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/helpers.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/helpers.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 from lnbits.db import Connection
 from lnbits.extension_manager import Extension
+from lnbits.settings import settings
 
 from . import db as core_db
 from .crud import update_migration_version
@@ -45,10 +46,19 @@ async def run_migration(db: Connection, migrations_module: Any, current_version:
                         await update_migration_version(conn, db_name, version)
 
 
-async def stop_extension_work(ext_id: str, user: str):
-    """Stop background workk for extension (like asyncio.Tasks, WebSockets, etc)"""
+async def stop_extension_background_work(ext_id: str, user: str):
+    """
+    Stop background workk for extension (like asyncio.Tasks, WebSockets, etc)
+    It tries first to call the endpoint using `http` and if ti fails it tries using `https`
+    """
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         try:
-            await client.delete(url=f"/{ext_id}/api/v1?usr={user}")
+            url = f"http://{settings.host}:{settings.port}/{ext_id}/api/v1?usr={user}"
+            await client.delete(url)
         except Exception as ex:
             logger.warning(ex)
+            try:
+                # try https
+                url = f"https://{settings.host}:{settings.port}/{ext_id}/api/v1?usr={user}"
+            except Exception as ex:
+                logger.warning(ex)
diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index 365bc5a1..b6c083ce 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse
 from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse, StreamingResponse
 
 from lnbits import bolt11, lnurl
-from lnbits.core.helpers import migrate_extension_database, stop_extension_work
+from lnbits.core.helpers import (
+    migrate_extension_database,
+    stop_extension_background_work,
+)
 from lnbits.core.models import Payment, User, Wallet
 from lnbits.decorators import (
     WalletTypeInfo,
@@ -729,7 +732,6 @@ async def websocket_update_get(item_id: str, data: str):
 async def api_install_extension(
     data: CreateExtension, user: User = Depends(check_admin)
 ):
-
     release = await InstallableExtension.get_extension_release(
         data.ext_id, data.source_repo, data.archive
     )
@@ -752,11 +754,13 @@ async def api_install_extension(
         await migrate_extension_database(extension, db_version)
 
         await add_installed_extension(ext_info)
+
+        # call stop while the old routes are still active
+        await stop_extension_background_work(data.ext_id, user.id)
+
         if data.ext_id not in settings.lnbits_deactivated_extensions:
             settings.lnbits_deactivated_extensions += [data.ext_id]
 
-        # call stop while the old routes are still active
-        await stop_extension_work(data.ext_id, settings.super_user)
         # mount routes for the new version
         core_app_extra.register_new_ext_routes(extension)
 
@@ -801,7 +805,7 @@ async def api_uninstall_extension(ext_id: str, user: User = Depends(check_admin)
 
     try:
         # call stop while the old routes are still active
-        await stop_extension_work(ext_id, settings.super_user)
+        await stop_extension_background_work(ext_id, user.id)
 
         if ext_id not in settings.lnbits_deactivated_extensions:
             settings.lnbits_deactivated_extensions += [ext_id]