diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/cephadm/serve.py b/src/pybind/mgr/cephadm/serve.py
index c1b832f8861..eb5c60fc7f3 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/cephadm/serve.py
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/cephadm/serve.py
@@ -918,7 +918,8 @@ class CephadmServe:
                         daemon_spec.name(), OrchestratorEvent.ERROR, f'Failed to {what}: {err}')
                 return msg
             except OrchestratorError:
-                if not reconfig:
+                redeploy = daemon_spec.name() in self.mgr.cache.get_daemon_names()
+                if not reconfig and not redeploy:
                     # we have to clean up the daemon. E.g. keyrings.
                     servict_type = daemon_type_to_service(daemon_spec.daemon_type)
                     dd = daemon_spec.to_daemon_description(DaemonDescriptionStatus.error, 'failed')