Capsule filling machine for filling capsules and method for operating such machine

A capsule filling machine for filling a capsule, the capsule having two capsule parts, a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, the capsule filling machine comprising: a conveying device; at least one filling station; at least one work station for closing the lower portion of the filled capsule with the upper portion of the capsule and transporting the filled and fully engaged capsule, the work station comprising a closing element which can be moved along an engagement axis and is driven by a closing drive, the closing element cooperating with a lower end face of the lower portion of the filled capsule, the workstation further comprises an alignment holder cooperating with the upper end face of the capsule upper portion, the alignment holder being arrangeable in a stop region at least in the rearmost part of the engagement path between the filled capsule lower portion and the capsule upper portion, the stop region being spaced from the transport region by the transport region when viewed along the engag