diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index 71b0094554..4a34046b22 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -451,7 +451,12 @@ frontend docker-candidate-registry-frontend
 
 backend docker-candidate-registry-backend
     balance hdr(appserver)
+{% if env == "staging" %}
+    server docker-candidate-registry01 docker-candidate-registry01:5000 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2
+{% endif %}
+{% if env == "production" %}
     server oci-candidate-registry01 oci-candidate-registry01:5000 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2
+{% endif %}
 
 frontend modernpaste-frontend
     bind 0.0.0.0:10055