diff --git a/haproxy/files/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy/files/haproxy.cfg
index 9fa605e..96228dd 100644
--- a/haproxy/files/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy/files/haproxy.cfg
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
   {%- for option in listen.get('options', []) %}
   option {{ option }}
   {%- endfor %}
-  balance {{ listen.get('balance', 'roundrobin') }}
+  balance {{ listen.get('balance', 'leastconn') }}
   {%- elif listen.get('type', None) == 'contrail-analytics' %}
   {%- for option in listen.get('options', []) %}
   option {{ option }}