diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/pull.yml
index f054bb20e9..a0ca0c694a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
     image: "{{ swift_rsyncd_image_full }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server'] or
         inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server'] or
-        inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server'] or
-        inventory_hostname in groups['swift-proxy-server']
+        inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
 
 - name: Pulling swift-account-auditor image
   kolla_docker:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
index 100d56c5e5..980c00b0ac 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       - "swift_sdb1:/srv/node/sdb1"
       - "swift_sdb2:/srv/node/sdb2"
       - "swift_sdb3:/srv/node/sdb3"
+  when: inventory_hostname not in groups['swift-proxy-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-proxy-server container
   kolla_docker: