diff --git a/templates/master/00-master/on-prem/files/haproxy-haproxy.yaml b/templates/master/00-master/on-prem/files/haproxy-haproxy.yaml
index bec4da615d..83c0fa1508 100644
--- a/templates/master/00-master/on-prem/files/haproxy-haproxy.yaml
+++ b/templates/master/00-master/on-prem/files/haproxy-haproxy.yaml
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ contents:
        option  httpchk GET /readyz HTTP/1.0
        balance roundrobin
     {{`{{- range .LBConfig.Backends }}
-       server {{ .Host }} {{ .Address }}:{{ .Port }} weight 1 verify none check check-ssl inter 5s fall 3 rise 1
+       server {{ .Host }} {{ .Address }}:{{ .Port }} weight 256 verify none check check-ssl inter 5s fastinter 2s fall 2 rise 3 slowstart 60s on-marked-down shutdown-sessions
     {{- end }}`}}