diff --git a/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 2f38883..9ae9ef7 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ peers mypeers
 listen stats
     bind *:{{ haproxy_admin_port }} ssl crt {{ haproxy_cert_dir }} alpn h2,http/1.1
     mode http
+    option http-use-htx
+    http-request use-service prometheus-exporter if { path /metrics }
     option httplog
     stats enable
     stats uri     /