diff --git a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 5d35502b63..1c31d07859 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ listen {{ listener.name }}
   mode tcp
   balance source
   option tcplog
+  option tcp-check
 
   {% for server in listener.servers %}
-  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.address }}
+  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.address }} check
   {% endfor %}
 
 {% endfor %}