diff --git a/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake b/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
index e6834a11..e74d3c4d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ require_relative "setup"
 
 namespace :mrsk do
   desc "Deploy app for the first time to a fresh server"
-  task fresh: [ "server:bootstrap", "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:start", "app:stop", "app:run" ]
+  task fresh: [ "server:bootstrap", "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:run", "app:stop", "app:run" ]
 
   desc "Push the latest version of the app, ensure Traefik is running, then restart app"
-  task deploy: [ "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:start", "app:stop", "app:run", "prune" ]
+  task deploy: [ "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:run", "app:stop", "app:run", "prune" ]
 
   desc "Rollback to VERSION=x that was already run as a container on servers"
   task rollback: [ "app:restart" ]
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mrsk/traefik.rake b/lib/tasks/mrsk/traefik.rake
index 6577acf4..450e5aef 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mrsk/traefik.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mrsk/traefik.rake
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ traefik = Mrsk::Commands::Traefik.new(MRSK_CONFIG)
 
 namespace :mrsk do
   namespace :traefik do
-    desc "Start Traefik"
+    desc "Run Traefik on servers"
+    task :run do
+      on(MRSK_CONFIG.servers) { execute traefik.run, raise_on_non_zero_exit: false }
+    end
+
+    desc "Start existing Traefik on servers"
     task :start do
       on(MRSK_CONFIG.servers) { execute traefik.start, raise_on_non_zero_exit: false }
     end