diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index ac866d03d0..d3623ba15f 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -595,18 +595,21 @@ frontend copr-frontend
     bind 0.0.0.0:10070
     default_backend copr-backend
 
+{% if env == "production" %}
+#backend copr-backend
+#    balance hdr(appserver)
+#    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
+#    option  httpchk GET /api_3/
+{% else %}
 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 %}
     # XXX mizdebsk 2018-08-28: kill this conditional after F29 beta freeze is litfed
     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/
+{% endif %}
 
 # Apache doesn't handle the initial connection here like the other proxy
 # entries.  This proxy also doesn't use the http mode like the others.