diff --git a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
index 2c0c1f3e..afa7cb05 100644
--- a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
+++ b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
@@ -261,6 +261,22 @@ class cloud::loadbalancer(
   $keepalived_ipvs                  = false,
 ){
 
+  case $::osfamily {
+    'RedHat': {
+      # Specific to Red Hat
+      $start_haproxy_service = '"/usr/bin/systemctl start haproxy"'
+      $stop_haproxy_service  = '"/usr/bin/systemctl stop haproxy"'
+    } # RedHat
+    'Debian': {
+      # Specific to Debian / Ubuntu
+      $start_haproxy_service = '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"'
+      $stop_haproxy_service  = '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"'
+    } # Debian
+    default: {
+      err "${::osfamily} not supported yet"
+    }
+  }
+
   # Manage deprecation when using old parameters
   if $keepalived_interface {
     warning('keepalived_interface parameter is deprecated. Use internal/external parameters instead.')
@@ -310,8 +326,8 @@ class cloud::loadbalancer(
     priority      => $keepalived_priority,
     auth_type     => $keepalived_auth_type,
     auth_pass     => $keepalived_auth_pass,
-    notify_master => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-    notify_backup => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+    notify_master => $start_haproxy_service,
+    notify_backup => $stop_haproxy_service,
   }
 
   if !empty($keepalived_internal_ipvs) {
@@ -328,8 +344,8 @@ class cloud::loadbalancer(
       priority      => $keepalived_priority,
       auth_type     => $keepalived_auth_type,
       auth_pass     => $keepalived_auth_pass,
-      notify_master => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-      notify_backup => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+      notify_master => $start_haproxy_service,
+      notify_backup => $stop_haproxy_service,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
index 1d84b07f..234bb32d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
           'priority'             => params[:keepalived_priority],
           'auth_type'            => 'PASS',
           'auth_pass'            => 'secret',
-          'notify_master'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-          'notify_backup'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+          'notify_master'        => "#{platform_params[:start_haproxy_service]}",
+          'notify_backup'        => "#{platform_params[:stop_haproxy_service]}",
         })
       end
     end
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
           'priority'             => params[:keepalived_priority],
           'auth_type'            => 'PASS',
           'auth_pass'            => 'secret',
-          'notify_master'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-          'notify_backup'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+          'notify_master'        => "#{platform_params[:start_haproxy_service]}",
+          'notify_backup'        => "#{platform_params[:stop_haproxy_service]}",
+
         })
       end
     end
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
           'priority'             => params[:keepalived_priority],
           'auth_type'            => 'PASS',
           'auth_pass'            => 'secret',
-          'notify_master'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-          'notify_backup'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+          'notify_master'        => "#{platform_params[:start_haproxy_service]}",
+          'notify_backup'        => "#{platform_params[:stop_haproxy_service]}",
         })
       end # configure vrrp_instance with BACKUP state
       it 'configure haproxy server without service managed' do
@@ -187,8 +188,8 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
           'priority'             => params[:keepalived_priority],
           'auth_type'            => 'PASS',
           'auth_pass'            => 'secret',
-          'notify_master'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
-          'notify_backup'        => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+          'notify_master'        => "#{platform_params[:start_haproxy_service]}",
+          'notify_backup'        => "#{platform_params[:stop_haproxy_service]}",
         })
       end
       it 'configure haproxy server with service managed' do
@@ -501,7 +502,10 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
     end
 
     let :platform_params do
-      { :auth_url       => 'horizon' }
+      { :auth_url              => 'horizon',
+        :start_haproxy_service => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy start"',
+        :stop_haproxy_service  => '"/etc/init.d/haproxy stop"',
+      }
     end
 
     it_configures 'openstack loadbalancer'
@@ -515,9 +519,13 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
     end
 
     let :platform_params do
-      { :auth_url       => 'dashboard' }
+      { :auth_url              => 'dashboard',
+        :start_haproxy_service => '"/usr/bin/systemctl start haproxy"',
+        :stop_haproxy_service  => '"/usr/bin/systemctl stop haproxy"',
+      }
     end
 
+
     it_configures 'openstack loadbalancer'
   end