diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index 55c7f51a6c..cec85d201a 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -607,8 +607,14 @@ frontend copr-frontend
 
 backend copr-backend
     balance hdr(appserver)
+{% if env == "production" %}
     server  copr-frontend01 copr-frontend01:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2
     server  copr-frontend02 copr-frontend02:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2
+{% else %}
+    cookie SERVERID insert indirect nocache
+    server  copr-frontend01 copr-frontend01:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2 cookie copr-frontend01
+    server  copr-frontend02 copr-frontend02:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2 cookie copr-frontend02
+{% endif %}
     option  httpchk GET /api_3/
 
 # Apache doesn't handle the initial connection here like the other proxy