diff --git a/lb-common/overlay/opt/frontend/config/geteduroam/haproxy.j2 b/lb-common/overlay/opt/frontend/config/geteduroam/haproxy.j2
index 5bf70eb..a5cf263 100644
--- a/lb-common/overlay/opt/frontend/config/geteduroam/haproxy.j2
+++ b/lb-common/overlay/opt/frontend/config/geteduroam/haproxy.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ frontend {{ site_name }}
     use_backend {{ site_name }}__default
 {% endblock frontend %}
 {% block backend %}
-{{ output_backends(backends, config=['cookie SERVERID insert indirect nocache
-']) }}
+{{ output_backends(backends,
+      config=[
+      'cookie SERVERID insert indirect nocache',
+      'option httpchk'
+      ]
+   )
+}}
 {% endblock backend %}