diff --git a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
index 6db9a04e..8dd98876 100644
--- a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
+++ b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
@@ -233,13 +233,7 @@ class cloud::loadbalancer(
   # Ensure Keepalived is started before HAproxy to avoid binding errors.
   class { 'keepalived': } ->
   class { 'haproxy':
-    service_manage => false
-  }
-  # Still allow HAproxy to start
-  if ($::osfamily == 'Debian') {
-    file { '/etc/default/haproxy':
-      content => 'ENABLED=1'
-    }
+    service_manage => true
   }
 
   keepalived::vrrp_script { 'haproxy':
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
index ede4afb0..9a87264a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
         })
       end # configure vrrp_instance with BACKUP state
       it 'configure haproxy server without service managed' do
-        should contain_class('haproxy').with(:service_manage => false)
+        should contain_class('haproxy').with(:service_manage => true)
       end # configure haproxy server
     end # configure keepalived in backup
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
         })
       end
       it 'configure haproxy server with service managed' do
-        should contain_class('haproxy').with(:service_manage => false)
+        should contain_class('haproxy').with(:service_manage => true)
       end # configure haproxy server
     end # configure keepalived in master