diff --git a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/restart.js b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/restart.js
index 903fafd73f..a035239216 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/restart.js
+++ b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/restart.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export default class RestartCommand extends ConfigBaseCommand {
   static flags = {
     ...ConfigBaseCommand.flags,
     platform: Flags.boolean({ char: 'p', description: 'restart only platform', default: false }),
-    safe: Flags.boolean({ char: 's', description: 'wait for dkg before stop', default: false }),
+    safe: Flags.boolean({ char: 's', description: 'wait for DKG before stop', default: false }),
+    force: Flags.boolean({ char: 'f', description: 'ignore DKG (masternode might be banned)', default: false }),
   };
 
   /**
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export default class RestartCommand extends ConfigBaseCommand {
       verbose: isVerbose,
       platform: platformOnly,
       safe: isSafe,
+      force: isForce,
     },
     dockerCompose,
     restartNodeTask,
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export default class RestartCommand extends ConfigBaseCommand {
       await tasks.run({
         isVerbose,
         isSafe,
+        isForce,
         platformOnly: platformOnly === true,
       });
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/stop.js b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/stop.js
index 1d182ad4ea..dc9f3fe177 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/stop.js
+++ b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/stop.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default class StopCommand extends ConfigBaseCommand {
     ...ConfigBaseCommand.flags,
     force: Flags.boolean({
       char: 'f',
-      description: 'force stop even if any service is running',
+      description: 'force stop even if any service is running or DKG is in progress',
       default: false,
     }),
     platform: Flags.boolean({
diff --git a/packages/dashmate/src/listr/tasks/stopNodeTaskFactory.js b/packages/dashmate/src/listr/tasks/stopNodeTaskFactory.js
index 29bf6c175e..e57101c96b 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/src/listr/tasks/stopNodeTaskFactory.js
+++ b/packages/dashmate/src/listr/tasks/stopNodeTaskFactory.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function stopNodeTaskFactory(
       },
       {
         title: 'Check node is participating in DKG',
-        enabled: (ctx) => config.get('core.masternode.enable') && !ctx.isForce && !ctx.isSafe,
+        enabled: (ctx) => config.get('core.masternode.enable') && !ctx.isForce && !ctx.isSafe && !ctx.platformOnly,
         task: async () => {
           const rpcClient = createRpcClient({
             port: config.get('core.rpc.port'),
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function stopNodeTaskFactory(
       },
       {
         title: 'Wait for DKG window to pass',
-        enabled: (ctx) => config.get('core.masternode.enable') && !ctx.isForce && ctx.isSafe,
+        enabled: (ctx) => config.get('core.masternode.enable') && !ctx.isForce && ctx.isSafe && !ctx.platformOnly,
         task: async () => waitForDKGWindowPass(createRpcClient({
           port: config.get('core.rpc.port'),
           user: 'dashmate',