diff --git a/keepalived/files/keepalived.conf b/keepalived/files/keepalived.conf
index 30c8d47..ed429be 100644
--- a/keepalived/files/keepalived.conf
+++ b/keepalived/files/keepalived.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 {% for instance_name, instance in cluster.instance.iteritems() %}
 vrrp_instance {{ instance_name }} {
-    state MASTER
-    preempt_delay 7
+    state BACKUP
+    nopreempt
     garp_master_delay 5
     garp_master_repeat 3
     garp_master_refresh 1