diff --git a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tmpl b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tmpl
index 4963ea323..da3274acc 100644
--- a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tmpl
+++ b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tmpl
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 global
     log /dev/log local2
-    chroot      /tmp
-    pidfile     /run/haproxy.pid
     maxconn     4000
     max-spread-checks 500  #ms between heathchecks of different services
     tune.ssl.default-dh-param 2048  # remove warning
 
-    user        nobody
-    group       nogroup
-
 
 # allows the service IP changes to be detected (when a container is restarted, for example)
 resolvers dns
@@ -52,19 +47,22 @@ defaults
 
 
 backend geoportal
-    option httpchk GET ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT} HTTP/1.0\r\nUser-Agent:\ healthcheck
+    option httpchk
+    http-check send meth GET uri ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT}
     http-check expect status 200
     server linked geoportal:8080 resolvers dns #check
 
 
 backend tilecloudchain
-    option httpchk GET ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT}tiles/c2c/health_check HTTP/1.0\r\nUser-Agent:\ healthcheck
+    option httpchk
+    http-check send meth GET uri ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT}tiles/c2c/health_check
     http-check expect status 200
     server linked tilecloudchain:8080 resolvers dns #check
 
 
 backend custom
-    option httpchk GET ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT}custom/ HTTP/1.0\r\nUser-Agent:\ healthcheck
+    option httpchk
+    http-check send meth GET uri ${VISIBLE_ENTRY_POINT}custom
     http-check expect status 200
     server linked custom:8080 resolvers dns #check