diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index aef950683343..09fd651af74b 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/logformat"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/mlock"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/parseutil"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/proxyutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/reload"
 	vaulthttp "github.com/hashicorp/vault/http"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical"
@@ -459,43 +458,6 @@ CLUSTER_SYNTHESIS_COMPLETE:
 			return 1
 		}
 
-		if val, ok := lnConfig.Config["proxy_protocol_behavior"]; ok {
-			behavior, ok := val.(string)
-			if !ok {
-				c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Error parsing proxy_protocol_behavior value for listener of type %s: not a string",
-					lnConfig.Type))
-				return 1
-			}
-
-			authorizedAddrsRaw, ok := lnConfig.Config["proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs"]
-			if !ok {
-				c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf(
-					"proxy_protocol_behavior set but no proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs value for listener of type %s",
-					lnConfig.Type))
-				return 1
-			}
-
-			proxyProtoConfig := &proxyutil.ProxyProtoConfig{
-				Behavior: behavior,
-			}
-			if err := proxyProtoConfig.SetAuthorizedAddrs(authorizedAddrsRaw); err != nil {
-				c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Error parsing proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs for listener of type %s: %v",
-					lnConfig.Type, err))
-				return 1
-			}
-
-			newLn, err := proxyutil.WrapInProxyProto(ln, proxyProtoConfig)
-			if err != nil {
-				c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Error configuring PROXY protocol wrapper: %s", err))
-				return 1
-			}
-
-			ln = newLn
-		}
-
 		lns = append(lns, ln)
 
 		if reloadFunc != nil {
diff --git a/command/server/listener.go b/command/server/listener.go
index 9a1f0e1196cd..4f9aedf7d3ee 100644
--- a/command/server/listener.go
+++ b/command/server/listener.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/parseutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/proxyutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/reload"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/tlsutil"
 )
@@ -35,6 +36,37 @@ func NewListener(t string, config map[string]interface{}, logger io.Writer) (net
 	return f(config, logger)
 }
 
+func listenerWrapProxy(ln net.Listener, config map[string]interface{}) (net.Listener, error) {
+	behaviorRaw, ok := config["proxy_protocol_behavior"]
+	if !ok {
+		return ln, nil
+	}
+
+	behavior, ok := behaviorRaw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing proxy_protocol_behavior value: not a string")
+	}
+
+	authorizedAddrsRaw, ok := config["proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs"]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("proxy_protocol_behavior set but no proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs value")
+	}
+
+	proxyProtoConfig := &proxyutil.ProxyProtoConfig{
+		Behavior: behavior,
+	}
+	if err := proxyProtoConfig.SetAuthorizedAddrs(authorizedAddrsRaw); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	newLn, err := proxyutil.WrapInProxyProto(ln, proxyProtoConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed configuring PROXY protocol wrapper: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return newLn, nil
+}
+
 func listenerWrapTLS(
 	ln net.Listener,
 	props map[string]string,
diff --git a/command/server/listener_tcp.go b/command/server/listener_tcp.go
index 07c3158ed3a7..b0ab68764806 100644
--- a/command/server/listener_tcp.go
+++ b/command/server/listener_tcp.go
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ func tcpListenerFactory(config map[string]interface{}, _ io.Writer) (net.Listene
 	}
 
 	ln = tcpKeepAliveListener{ln.(*net.TCPListener)}
+
+	ln, err = listenerWrapProxy(ln, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
 	props := map[string]string{"addr": addr}
 	return listenerWrapTLS(ln, props, config)
 }