diff --git a/api/replication_policy.go b/api/replication_policy.go
index 10cb67313..10906ba39 100644
--- a/api/replication_policy.go
+++ b/api/replication_policy.go
@@ -122,5 +122,13 @@ func (pa *RepPolicyAPI) UpdateEnablement() {
 				log.Infof("replication of %d triggered", pa.policyID)
 			}
 		}()
+	} else {
+		go func() {
+			if err := postReplicationAction(pa.policyID, "stop"); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to stop replication of %d: %v", pa.policyID, err)
+			} else {
+				log.Infof("try to stop replication of %d", pa.policyID)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/utils.go b/api/utils.go
index ef4919cf5..fead92469 100644
--- a/api/utils.go
+++ b/api/utils.go
@@ -167,26 +167,64 @@ func TriggerReplicationByRepository(repository string, tags []string, operation
 	}
 }
 
+func postReplicationAction(policyID int64, acton string) error {
+	data := struct {
+		PolicyID int64  `json:"policy_id"`
+		Action   string `json:"action"`
+	}{
+		PolicyID: policyID,
+		Action:   acton,
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.Marshal(&data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	url := buildReplicationActionURL()
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Post(url, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(b))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	b, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("%d %s", resp.StatusCode, string(b))
+}
+
 func buildReplicationURL() string {
 	url := getJobServiceURL()
-	url = strings.TrimSpace(url)
-	url = strings.TrimRight(url, "/")
-
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/jobs/replication", url)
 }
 
 func buildJobLogURL(jobID string) string {
 	url := getJobServiceURL()
-	url = strings.TrimSpace(url)
-	url = strings.TrimRight(url, "/")
-
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/jobs/replication/%s/log", url, jobID)
 }
 
+func buildReplicationActionURL() string {
+	url := getJobServiceURL()
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/jobs/replication/actions", url)
+}
+
 func getJobServiceURL() string {
 	url := os.Getenv("JOB_SERVICE_URL")
+	url = strings.TrimSpace(url)
+	url = strings.TrimRight(url, "/")
+
 	if len(url) == 0 {
 		url = "http://jobservice"
 	}
+
 	return url
 }
diff --git a/models/replication_job.go b/models/replication_job.go
index a10d26761..97fc8443a 100644
--- a/models/replication_job.go
+++ b/models/replication_job.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type RepJob struct {
 // RepTarget is the model for a replication targe, i.e. destination, which wraps the endpoint URL and username/password of a remote registry.
 type RepTarget struct {
 	ID           int64     `orm:"column(id)" json:"id"`
-	URL          string    `orm:"column(url)" json:"url"`
+	URL          string    `orm:"column(url)" json:"endpoint"`
 	Name         string    `orm:"column(name)" json:"name"`
 	Username     string    `orm:"column(username)" json:"username"`
 	Password     string    `orm:"column(password)" json:"password"`