diff --git a/plugins/caddy-vhosts/post-create b/plugins/caddy-vhosts/post-create
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ef6b515ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/caddy-vhosts/post-create
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+trigger-caddy-vhosts-post-create() {
+  declare desc="caddy-vhosts post-create trigger"
+  declare trigger="post-create"
+  declare APP="$1"
+
+  fn-plugin-property-setup-app "caddy" "$APP"
+}
+
+trigger-caddy-vhosts-post-create "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/properties.go b/plugins/common/properties.go
index b472c24b9..c6c6e3b3e 100644
--- a/plugins/common/properties.go
+++ b/plugins/common/properties.go
@@ -540,6 +540,14 @@ func PropertySetup(pluginName string) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func PropertySetupApp(pluginName string, appName string) error {
+	if err := makePluginAppPropertyPath(pluginName, appName); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create %s config directory for %s: %s", pluginName, appName, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getPropertyPath(pluginName string, appName string, property string) string {
 	pluginAppConfigRoot := getPluginAppPropertyPath(pluginName, appName)
 	return filepath.Join(pluginAppConfigRoot, property)
diff --git a/plugins/common/property-functions b/plugins/common/property-functions
index 2c45dcfd5..00d8a6a11 100755
--- a/plugins/common/property-functions
+++ b/plugins/common/property-functions
@@ -104,3 +104,9 @@ fn-plugin-property-setup() {
   declare PLUGIN="$1"
   "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/prop" "setup" "$PLUGIN"
 }
+
+fn-plugin-property-setup-app() {
+  declare desc="setup the properties for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2"
+  "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/prop" "setup-app" "$PLUGIN" "$APP"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/common/src/prop/prop.go b/plugins/common/src/prop/prop.go
index 9c06bb2bb..5c2a87c78 100644
--- a/plugins/common/src/prop/prop.go
+++ b/plugins/common/src/prop/prop.go
@@ -194,5 +194,12 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+	case "setup-app":
+		appName := flag.Arg(2)
+		err := common.PropertySetupApp(pluginName, appName)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/haproxy-vhosts/post-create b/plugins/haproxy-vhosts/post-create
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e484971b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/haproxy-vhosts/post-create
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+trigger-haproxy-vhosts-post-create() {
+  declare desc="haproxy-vhosts post-create trigger"
+  declare trigger="post-create"
+  declare APP="$1"
+
+  fn-plugin-property-setup-app "haproxy" "$APP"
+}
+
+trigger-haproxy-vhosts-post-create "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/openresty-vhosts/post-create b/plugins/openresty-vhosts/post-create
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0438e22fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/openresty-vhosts/post-create
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+
+trigger-openresty-vhosts-post-create() {
+  declare desc="openresty-vhosts post-create trigger"
+  declare trigger="post-create"
+  declare APP="$1"
+
+  fn-plugin-property-setup-app "openresty" "$APP"
+}
+
+trigger-openresty-vhosts-post-create "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/proxy/functions b/plugins/proxy/functions
index 7a83e9677..df5e04374 100755
--- a/plugins/proxy/functions
+++ b/plugins/proxy/functions
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn-proxy-report-label-overwrite() {
 fn-proxy-get-labels-file-path() {
   declare desc="return proxy labels config file path for specified proxy"
   declare PROXY="$1" APP="$2"
-  local PROXY_FILE="${DOKKU_ROOT}/${APP}/PROXY_LABELS_${PROXY^^}"
+  local PROXY_FILE="${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PROXY}/${APP}/labels"
 
   echo "$PROXY_FILE"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/traefik-vhosts/post-create b/plugins/traefik-vhosts/post-create
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2e65c1f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/traefik-vhosts/post-create
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+trigger-traefik-vhosts-post-create() {
+  declare desc="traefik-vhosts post-create trigger"
+  declare trigger="post-create"
+  declare APP="$1"
+
+  fn-plugin-property-setup-app "traefik" "$APP"
+}
+
+trigger-traefik-vhosts-post-create "$@"