diff --git a/SPECS/dovecot.spec b/SPECS/dovecot.spec
index 7aade21..26605a9 100644
--- a/SPECS/dovecot.spec
+++ b/SPECS/dovecot.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Name: dovecot
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 2.3.16
 %global prever %{nil}
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 #dovecot itself is MIT, a few sources are PD, pigeonhole is LGPLv2
 License: MIT and LGPLv2
 
@@ -275,11 +275,16 @@ popd
 #dovecot uid and gid are reserved, see /usr/share/doc/setup-*/uidgid 
 %sysusers_create_compat %{SOURCE16}
 
-# do not let dovecot run during upgrade rhbz#134325
-if [ "$1" = "2" ]; then
-  rm -f %restart_flag
-  /bin/systemctl is-active %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1 && touch %restart_flag ||:
-  /bin/systemctl stop %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ -z "$LEAPP_IPU_IN_PROGRESS" ]
+then
+  # during LEAPP upgrade, services are not running anyway
+
+  # do not let dovecot run during upgrade rhbz#134325
+  if [ "$1" = "2" ]; then
+    rm -f %restart_flag
+    /bin/systemctl is-active %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1 && touch %restart_flag ||:
+    /bin/systemctl stop %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1
+  fi
 fi
 
 %post
@@ -302,19 +307,29 @@ if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 %postun
-/bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+if [ -z "$LEAPP_IPU_IN_PROGRESS" ]
+then
+  # during LEAPP upgrade, services are not running anyway
+  /bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
-if [ "$1" -ge "1" -a -e %restart_flag ]; then
-    /bin/systemctl start dovecot.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-rm -f %restart_flag
+  if [ "$1" -ge "1" -a -e %restart_flag ]; then
+      /bin/systemctl start dovecot.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+  rm -f %restart_flag
+  fi
 fi
 
 %posttrans
-# dovecot should be started again in %%postun, but it's not executed on reinstall
-# if it was already started, restart_flag won't be here, so it's ok to test it again
-if [ -e %restart_flag ]; then
+
+if [ -z "$LEAPP_IPU_IN_PROGRESS" ]
+then
+  # during LEAPP upgrade, services are not running anyway
+
+  # dovecot should be started again in %%postun, but it's not executed on reinstall
+  # if it was already started, restart_flag won't be here, so it's ok to test it again
+  if [ -e %restart_flag ]; then
     /bin/systemctl start dovecot.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-rm -f %restart_flag
+    rm -f %restart_flag
+  fi
 fi
 
 %check
@@ -468,6 +483,9 @@ make check
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/dict/libdriver_pgsql.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 13 2022 Michal Hlavinka <mhlavink@redhat.com> - 1:2.3.16-8
+- do not run systemd commands during leapp upgrade (#2119385)
+
 * Tue Jul 12 2022 Michal Hlavinka <mhlavink@redhat.com> - 1:2.3.16-7
 - fix possible privilege escalation when similar master and non-master passdbs are used (#2106232)