diff --git a/files/communishift/haproxy.cfg b/files/communishift/haproxy.cfg
index b07d16f883..f0e8c77055 100644
--- a/files/communishift/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/files/communishift/haproxy.cfg
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ frontend os-masters-kapi
 
 backend os-masters-backend-kapi
     mode tcp
-    server  os-node01 os-node01:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node02 os-node02:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node09 os-node09:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node01 os-node01:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node02 os-node02:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node09 os-node09:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
 # temp bootstrap node
-    server  os-node11 os-node11:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node11 os-node11:6443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
 
 frontend os-masters-machineconfig
     mode tcp
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ frontend os-masters-machineconfig
 
 backend os-masters-backend-machineconfig
     mode tcp
-    server  os-node01 os-node01:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node02 os-node02:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node09 os-node09:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node01 os-node01:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node02 os-node02:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node09 os-node09:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
 # temp bootstrap node
-    server  os-node11 os-node11:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node11 os-node11:22623 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
 
 frontend os-routers-https
     mode tcp
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ frontend os-routers-https
     default_backend os-routers-https
 
 backend os-routers-https
-    server  os-node03 os-node03:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node04 os-node04:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node05 os-node05:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node06 os-node06:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node07 os-node07:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node08 os-node08:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node10 os-node10:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node10 os-node11:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node03 os-node03:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node04 os-node04:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node05 os-node05:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node06 os-node06:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node07 os-node07:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node08 os-node08:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node10 os-node10:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node10 os-node11:443 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
 
 frontend os-routers-http
     mode tcp
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ frontend os-routers-http
     default_backend os-routers-http
 
 backend os-routers-http
-    server  os-node03 os-node03:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node04 os-node04:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node05 os-node05:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node06 os-node06:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node07 os-node07:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node08 os-node08:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node10 os-node10:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
-    server  os-node10 os-node11:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384
+    server  os-node03 os-node03:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node04 os-node04:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node05 os-node05:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node06 os-node06:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node07 os-node07:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node08 os-node08:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node10 os-node10:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check
+    server  os-node10 os-node11:80 weight 1 maxconn 16384 check