Looks like this has been fixed in keepalived 2.x (detection of missing vip) - https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues/836 - but the patch is embedded with a whole load others that were merged at once so might be hard to backport.
** Bug watch added: github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues #836 https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues/836 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819074 Title: Keepalived < 2.0.x in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS not compatible with systemd- networkd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/+bug/1819074/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs