diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 0fba2a33a..5b560f956 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -374,6 +374,21 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `network-config-exists`
+
+- Description: Returns whether the network configuration for a given app exists
+- Invoked by: `internally triggered by core-post-deploy within proxy implementations`
+- Arguments: `$APP`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `network-get-ipaddr`
 
 - Description: Return the ipaddr for a given app container
diff --git a/plugins/network/Makefile b/plugins/network/Makefile
index 0eab0fd09..5a8a6f690 100644
--- a/plugins/network/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/network/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-in-docker: clean
 
 build: commands subcommands triggers
 subcommands: subcommands/rebuild subcommands/rebuildall
-triggers: network-build-config network-compute-ports network-get-ipaddr network-get-listeners network-get-port network-write-ipaddr network-write-port
+triggers: network-build-config network-compute-ports network-config-exists network-get-ipaddr network-get-listeners network-get-port network-write-ipaddr network-write-port
 commands: **/**/commands.go
 	go build -a -o commands src/commands/commands.go
 
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ network-build-config: **/**/**/network-build-config.go
 network-compute-ports: **/**/**/network-compute-ports.go
 	go build -a -o network-compute-ports src/triggers/network-compute-ports/network-compute-ports.go
 
+network-config-exists: **/**/**/network-config-exists.go
+	go build -a -o network-config-exists src/triggers/network-config-exists/network-config-exists.go
+
 network-get-ipaddr: **/**/**/network-get-ipaddr.go
 	go build -a -o network-get-ipaddr    src/triggers/network-get-ipaddr/network-get-ipaddr.go
 
diff --git a/plugins/network/network.go b/plugins/network/network.go
index 69979c1d1..4e48f3f7a 100644
--- a/plugins/network/network.go
+++ b/plugins/network/network.go
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ func GetContainerPort(appName string, procType string, isHerokuishContainer bool
 	return port
 }
 
+// HasNetworkConfig returns whether the network configuration for a given app exists
+func HasNetworkConfig(appName string) bool {
+	appRoot := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT"), appName}, "/")
+	ipfile := fmt.Sprintf("%v/IP.web.1", appRoot)
+	portfile := fmt.Sprintf("%v/PORT.web.1", appRoot)
+
+	return common.FileExists(ipfile) && common.FileExists(portfile)
+}
+
 // BuildConfig builds network config files
 func BuildConfig(appName string) {
 	err := common.VerifyAppName(appName)
diff --git a/plugins/network/src/triggers/network-config-exists/network-config-exists.go b/plugins/network/src/triggers/network-config-exists/network-config-exists.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43efedc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/network/src/triggers/network-config-exists/network-config-exists.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	network "github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/network"
+)
+
+// write the ipaddress to stdout for a given app container
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	appName := flag.Arg(0)
+
+	if network.HasNetworkConfig(appName) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "true")
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "false")
+}
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/core-post-deploy b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/core-post-deploy
index 7bb7db877..493fd2da2 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/core-post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/core-post-deploy
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ nginx_core_post_deploy() {
   declare desc="nginx-vhosts core-post-deploy plugin trigger"
   local trigger="nginx_core_post_deploy"
   local APP="$1"
-  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/IP.web.1" ]] && [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/PORT.web.1" ]]; then
+  local HAS_NETWORK_CONFIG
+
+  HAS_NETWORK_CONFIG="$(plugn trigger network-config-exists "$APP")"
+  if [[ "$HAS_NETWORK_CONFIG" == "true" ]]; then
     if [[ "$(is_app_vhost_enabled "$APP")" == "false" ]]; then
       dokku_log_info1 "VHOST support disabled. Skipping domains setup"
     elif [[ ! -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST" ]]; then