diff --git a/appliances/VRouter/HAProxy/main.rb b/appliances/VRouter/HAProxy/main.rb
index 1cc50b91..5151646b 100644
--- a/appliances/VRouter/HAProxy/main.rb
+++ b/appliances/VRouter/HAProxy/main.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ def configure(basedir: '/etc/haproxy', confdir: '/etc/conf.d')
                 timeout client 120s
                 timeout server 120s
         CONFIG
+
+        # Ensure HAProxy starts without any effective config, otherwise it'd be possible
+        # for it to fail when for example re-contexting removed a VIP.
+        file "#{basedir}/servers.cfg", '', mode: 'u=rw,g=r,o=', overwrite: true
     end
 
     def toggle(operations)