diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index 748fa1710..d1518bd8a 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ function deleteContainers(app, options, callback) {
 
     async.series([
         // remove configs that rely on container id
-        unconfigureReverseProxy.bind(null, app),
         removeCollectdProfile.bind(null, app),
         removeLogrotateConfig.bind(null, app),
         docker.stopContainers.bind(null, app.id),
@@ -531,6 +530,7 @@ function install(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
         // teardown for re-installs
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' }),
+        unconfigureReverseProxy.bind(null, app),
         deleteContainers.bind(null, app, { managedOnly: true }),
         function teardownAddons(next) {
             // when restoring, app does not require these addons anymore. remove carefully to preserve the db passwords
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ function changeLocation(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
     async.series([
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' }),
+        unconfigureReverseProxy.bind(null, app),
         deleteContainers.bind(null, app, { managedOnly: true }),
         function (next) {
             let obsoleteDomains = oldConfig.alternateDomains.filter(function (o) {
@@ -772,6 +773,7 @@ function configure(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
     async.series([
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' }),
+        unconfigureReverseProxy.bind(null, app),
         deleteContainers.bind(null, app, { managedOnly: true }),
         function (next) {
             if (!oldConfig) return next();
@@ -979,6 +981,7 @@ function uninstall(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
     async.series([
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 20, message: 'Deleting container' }),
+        unconfigureReverseProxy.bind(null, app),
         deleteContainers.bind(null, app, {}),
 
         progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 30, message: 'Teardown addons' }),