diff --git a/roles/remoteit/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/remoteit/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index c80830a8b..ee8134a11 100644
--- a/roles/remoteit/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/remoteit/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
   when: remoteit_license_key is defined
 
 
+- name: Does empty file /etc/remoteit/registration exist?
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/remoteit/registration
+  register: remoteit_reg
+
+- name: Remove empty file /etc/remoteit/registration if remoteit_enabled
+  file:
+    path: /etc/remoteit/registration
+    state: absent
+  when: remoteit_enabled and remoteit_reg.stat.exists and remoteit_reg.stat.size == 0
+
+
 # 2022-04-07 FYI: connectd (below) never deletes /etc/remoteit/registration
 
 - name: Enable & Restart remote.it "parent" service connectd, which exits after spawning 2 "child" services/daemons below