diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index 2598322022..853382aa8d 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -351,8 +351,10 @@ backend ipa01-backend
 frontend kojipkgs-frontend
     bind 0.0.0.0:10062
     default_backend kojipkgs-backend
+    option http-keep-alive
 
 backend kojipkgs-backend
+    option http-keep-alive
     balance uri
     server kojipkgs01.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs01.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2
     server kojipkgs02.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs02.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org:80 check inter 10s rise 1 fall 2