diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 908306e9fc..99b439fdb2 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ services:
 {% endfor %}
 {% if control_plane_node_count|int > 1 %}
   haproxy:
-    image: haproxy
+    image: haproxy:2.3
     user: "{{ ansible_user_uid }}"
     volumes:
       - "./haproxy.cfg:/usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg:Z"
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index bcf91ac12c..fab09ffc8e 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 global
     stats socket /tmp/admin.sock
     stats timeout 30s
+    maxconn 1000
 
 defaults
     log     global