diff --git a/playbooks/ganesha-conf-create.yml b/playbooks/ganesha-conf-create.yml
index 7a800d6..5080593 100644
--- a/playbooks/ganesha-conf-create.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ganesha-conf-create.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
   - name: Copy ganesha.conf to config directory on shared volume
     shell: cp -rf /etc/ganesha/* "{{ ha_base_dir }}"
 
+  - name: ensure file already exists at template dest to work around 'invalid selinux context' issue
+    file: path="{{ ha_base_dir }}/ganesha-ha.conf" state=touch
+
   - name: Creating ganesha-ha.conf file
     template: src=ganesha-ha.conf
               dest="{{ ha_base_dir }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/set-selinux-labels.yml b/playbooks/set-selinux-labels.yml
index c2cbc4f..6c116c3 100644
--- a/playbooks/set-selinux-labels.yml
+++ b/playbooks/set-selinux-labels.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
   gather_facts: no
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Deleting existing SELinux label if any
+    shell: semanage fcontext -d {{ item.path }}
+    with_items: "{{ mntpath }}"
+    when: mntpath is defined
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
   - name: Set SELinux labels on the bricks
     shell: semanage fcontext -a -t glusterd_brick_t {{ item.path }}
     with_items: "{{ mntpath }}"
@@ -14,3 +20,4 @@
     with_items: "{{ mntpath }}"
     when: mntpath is defined
 
+