diff --git a/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml b/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
index 0fdd63f..5fa0835 100644
--- a/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ haproxy:
       timeout connect: 4s
       timeout server: 30m
       timeout check: 5s
+    balance: roundrobin
+    check: True
     dir: /etc/haproxy
     configfile: haproxy.cfg
     user: haproxy
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ haproxy:
       - text/plain
       - text/css
       - text/javascript
-      - application/javascript
+      - application/json
     cache_file_types:
       - .css
       - .js
diff --git a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 5f20304..d8f90e5 100644
--- a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@
   http-response set-header server "{{ haproxy.config.servername }}"
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
-{%- macro endpoints(servers, check, ssl) -%}
+{%- macro httpcheckrules(layer="layer7",inter="2s",fall=5,rise=5) -%}check observe {{ layer }} inter {{ inter }} fall {{ fall }} rise {{ rise }}{%- endmacro -%}
+{%- macro httpsslrules() -%}ssl verify none{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro httpendpoints(servers=[], check=True, ssl=False) -%}
   {%- for server in servers %}
-  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.name }}:{{ server.port }}{{ " check observe layer7 inter 2s fall 5 rise 5 " if check|default(true) }}{{ " ssl verify none " if ssl|default(false) }}
+  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.name }}:{{ server.port }}{{ " " + httpcheckrules() if check }}{{ " " + httpsslrules() if ssl }}
+  {%- endfor %}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro tcpendpoints(servers=[], check=True) -%}
+  {%- for server in servers %}
+  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.name }}:{{ server.port }}{{ " check" if check }}{{ " backup" if server.backup|default(False) }} port {{ server.port }}
   {%- endfor %}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
@@ -116,37 +125,37 @@ frontend https
 
 # HTTP Backends
 {% for name, values in haproxy.config.vhosts.items() %}
-{%- if not values.redirect|default(false) %}
+{%- if not values.redirect|default(False) %}
 backend {{ name }}
-  balance {{ values.balance|default("roundrobin") }}
+  balance {{ values.balance|default(haproxy.config.balance) }}
   mode http
   option forwardfor
-{%- if values.check|default(false) %}
+{%- if values.check|default(haproxy.config.check) %}
   option httpchk
 {%- for step in values.check_steps|default([]) %}
   http-check {{ step }}
 {%- endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if values.head|default(false) %}
+{%- if values.head|default(False) %}
   {{ head() }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- if values.compression|default(true) %}
+{%- if values.compression|default(True) %}
   {{ compression() }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- if values.usecache|default(true) %}
+{%- if values.usecache|default(True) %}
   {{ cache() }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- if values.serverheader|default(true) %}
+{%- if values.serverheader|default(True) %}
   {{ serverheader() }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- if values.internal|default(false) %}
+{%- if values.internal|default(False) %}
   {{ internal() }}
 {%- endif %}
-  {{- endpoints(values.servers, values.check, values.ssl) }}
+  {{- httpendpoints(servers=values.servers, check=values.check|default(haproxy.config.check), ssl=values.ssl|default(False)) }}
 {%- endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
@@ -160,7 +169,5 @@ listen {{ name }}
   option pgsql-check user postgres
 {%- endif %}
   default-server inter 3s fall 3
-  {%- for server in values.servers %}
-  server {{ server.name }} {{ server.name }}:{{ server.port }} check {{ "backup" if server.backup|default(false) }} port {{ server.port }}
-  {%- endfor %}
+  {{- tcpendpoints(servers=values.servers, check=values.check|default(haproxy.config.check)) }}
 {% endfor -%}