diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea-lb/templates/gitea-haproxy.cfg.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gitea-lb/templates/gitea-haproxy.cfg.j2
index 916f39738a..5631b2e295 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea-lb/templates/gitea-haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea-lb/templates/gitea-haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ listen {{ listener.name }}
   {% endfor %}
   mode tcp
   balance source
-  option httpchk
+  option httpchk HEAD /
 
   {% for server in listener.servers %}
   server {{ server.name }} {{ server.address }} {{ server.check_method }}