diff --git a/playbooks/vars/configs/haproxy_config.yml b/playbooks/vars/configs/haproxy_config.yml
index 082521fbfe..85bd3e9bda 100644
--- a/playbooks/vars/configs/haproxy_config.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vars/configs/haproxy_config.yml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ haproxy_default_services:
       haproxy_port: 6385
       haproxy_balance_type: http
       haproxy_backend_options:
-        - "httpchk HEAD /"
+        - "httpchk GET /"
   - service:
       haproxy_service_name: rabbitmq_mgmt
       haproxy_backend_nodes: "{{ groups['rabbitmq'] | default([]) }}"