diff --git a/tests/data/route_with_weights.yaml b/tests/data/route_with_weights.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c9550f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/route_with_weights.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: rollouts-demo-stable
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 8080
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    app: rollouts-demo
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: rollouts-demo-canary
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 8080
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    app: rollouts-demo
+
+---
+
+kind: Route
+apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: rollouts-demo
+  annotations:
+    haproxy.router.openshift.io/disable_cookies: "true"
+spec:
+  to:
+    kind: Service
+    name: rollouts-demo-stable
+    weight: 50
+  alternateBackends:
+    - kind: Service
+      name: rollouts-demo-canary
+      weight: 50
+  port:
+    targetPort: http
+  wildcardPolicy: None
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diff --git a/tests/data/sample_rollout.yaml b/tests/data/sample_rollout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54fc70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/sample_rollout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Rollout
+metadata:
+  name: rollouts-demo
+spec:
+  replicas: 5
+  strategy:
+    canary:
+      canaryService: rollouts-demo-canary
+      stableService: rollouts-demo-stable
+      steps:
+        - setWeight: 20
+        - pause: {}
+        - setWeight: 70
+        - pause: {}
+      trafficRouting:
+        plugins:
+          argoproj-labs/openshift:
+            routes:
+              - rollouts-demo
+            namespace: argo-rollouts-e2e
+  revisionHistoryLimit: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: rollouts-demo
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: rollouts-demo
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: rollouts-demo
+          image: quay.io/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 8080
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: 32Mi
+              cpu: 5m
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/plugin_test.go b/tests/e2e/plugin_test.go
index 64a1564..6c9358e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/plugin_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/plugin_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,35 @@ var _ = Describe("OpenShift Route Traffic Plugin Tests", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
+		It("should initialize the canary weight to zero when a Rollout is created", func() {
+			By("create a Route with predefined weights for stable and canary")
+			err := fixtures.ApplyResources("../data/route_with_weights.yaml", namespace)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("Route should retain the weights set for canary and stable")
+			route := &routeapi.Route{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      "rollouts-demo",
+					Namespace: namespace,
+				},
+			}
+			Eventually(route, "30s", "1s").Should(routeFixture.HaveWeights(50, 50))
+
+			By("apply the Rollout and verify if the weights have been reinitialized")
+			err = fixtures.ApplyResources("../data/sample_rollout.yaml", namespace)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			rollout, err := rolloutClient.ArgoprojV1alpha1().Rollouts(namespace).Get(
+				ctx,
+				rolloutName,
+				metav1.GetOptions{},
+			)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Eventually(rollout, "60s", "1s").Should(rolloutFixture.HavePhase(rolloutsv1alpha1.RolloutPhaseHealthy))
+
+			Eventually(route, "30s", "1s").Should(routeFixture.HaveWeights(100, 0))
+		})
+
 		It("should handle a Rollout with multiple steps", func() {
 			err := fixtures.ApplyResources("../data/single_route.yaml", namespace)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())