diff --git a/scripts/deployments/validate_simcore_stack_yml.bash b/scripts/deployments/validate_simcore_stack_yml.bash
index 1d959b39..bebe2c58 100755
--- a/scripts/deployments/validate_simcore_stack_yml.bash
+++ b/scripts/deployments/validate_simcore_stack_yml.bash
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ for service in $($_yq e '.services | keys | .[]' ${COMPOSE_FILE}); do
     if [ "${TARGETNAME}" == "docker-api-proxy" ]; then
         continue
     fi
+    if [ "${TARGETNAME}" == "traefik-configuration-placeholder" ]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [ "${TARGETNAME}" == "ops-traefik-configuration-placeholder" ]; then
+        continue
+    fi
     export TARGET_BINARY="simcore-service"
     echo "Assuming TARGET_BINARY in ${SETTINGS_BINARY_PATH}/${TARGET_BINARY}"
     # Pull image from registry, just in case