diff --git a/haproxy/defaults/main.yml b/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
index 865908e7..32818420 100644
--- a/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ haproxy_nagios_check: False
 # It's a percentage
 haproxy_nagios_check_w: 70
 haproxy_nagios_check_c: 90
+
+haproxy_check_interval: 3s
+haproxy_backend_maxconn: 2048
+