diff --git a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/handlers/main.yml
index 918522b2f2..6aeb61e235 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/handlers/main.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
     action: "stop_container"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "keepalived"
+    ignore_missing: true
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
     - groups.kolla_ha_is_master_True is defined