diff --git a/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2 b/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
index d8cad097e1..c735200148 100644
--- a/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
@@ -19,5 +19,11 @@ vrrp_instance VI_1 {
   priority {{ keepalived_priority }}
   virtual_ipaddress {
      {{ keepalived_ipaddress }}
-  notify /usr/local/bin/keepalived-notify.sh
+}
+
+vrrp_sync_group VG_1 {
+   group {
+	VI_1
+   }
+   notify /usr/local/bin/keepalived-notify.sh
 }