diff --git a/haproxy_mcp/tools/configuration.py b/haproxy_mcp/tools/configuration.py
index 611a0a3..8d532ea 100644
--- a/haproxy_mcp/tools/configuration.py
+++ b/haproxy_mcp/tools/configuration.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ def restore_servers_from_config() -> int:
     server_info_list: list[tuple[str, str]] = []  # For logging on failure
 
     for domain, slots in config.items():
+        if "_shares" in slots:
+            continue
+
         backend = get_domain_backend(domain)
         if not backend:
             continue