diff --git a/tljh/installer.py b/tljh/installer.py
index de817a1..aacd03a 100644
--- a/tljh/installer.py
+++ b/tljh/installer.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def ensure_jupyterhub_package(prefix):
         os.path.join(HERE, "requirements-hub-env.txt"),
         upgrade=True,
     )
-    traefik.ensure_traefik_binary(prefix)
 
 
 def ensure_usergroups():
@@ -536,6 +535,7 @@ def main():
 
     logger.info("Setting up JupyterHub...")
     ensure_jupyterhub_package(HUB_ENV_PREFIX)
+    traefik.ensure_traefik_binary(HUB_ENV_PREFIX)
 
     # Stop the http server with the progress page before traefik starts
     if args.progress_page_server_pid:
diff --git a/tljh/traefik.py b/tljh/traefik.py
index 9f0aae1..07b2f48 100644
--- a/tljh/traefik.py
+++ b/tljh/traefik.py
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ def check_traefik_version(traefik_bin):
 
 @backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, Exception, max_tries=2, giveup=fatal_error)
 def ensure_traefik_binary(prefix):
-    """Download and install the traefik binary to a location identified by a prefix path such as '/opt/tljh/hub/'"""
+    """
+    Ensure that a traefik binary of a hardcoded version is made available at a
+    prefix path such as '/opt/tljh/hub/'.
+    """
     if plat is None:
         raise OSError(
             f"Error. Platform: {os.uname().sysname} / {machine} Not supported."