diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index 8aab2534b1..1cd2032b69 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ listen  os-nodes 0.0.0.0:10065
     server os-node01 os-node01:443 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2 ssl verify none
     server os-node02 os-node02:443 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2 ssl verify none
     option  httpchk GET /
+    http-check expect status 503
 {% endif %}