diff --git a/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml b/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
index 177e2ca..84c242e 100644
--- a/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/haproxy/defaults.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ haproxy:
       #log: 127.0.0.1 local0
       log: stdout format raw daemon info
       retries: 2
-      timeout check: 2s
+      timeout check: 4s
       timeout client: 60m
       timeout connect: 2s
       timeout server: 60m
diff --git a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 6b316ff..361dbcb 100644
--- a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ frontend https from {{ haproxy.config.namespace }}
   http-request redirect location %[req.hdr(Host),map_dom({{ haproxy.config.dir }}/maps/redirects)] code 301 if { req.hdr(Host),map_dom({{ haproxy.config.dir }}/maps/redirects) -m found }
   http-request deny deny_status 404 unless domains
 {%- if haproxy.config.admin %}
-  use_backend admin if self_host internal path_root || path_admin
+  use_backend admin if self_host internal path_admin
 {%- endif %}
   use_backend %[req.hdr(Host),lower,map({{ haproxy.config.dir }}/maps/vhosts,nginx)]
   monitor-uri /dead_or_alive