diff --git a/roles/ex-lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/roles/ex-lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index f4cbe97..592267c 100644
--- a/roles/ex-lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/ex-lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ global
         user haproxy
         group haproxy
         daemon
+        maxconn 50000
         nbproc 1
 
 defaults
diff --git a/roles/lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/roles/lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index b9b3409..fd7e7a8 100644
--- a/roles/lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/lb/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ global
         user haproxy
         group haproxy
         daemon
+        maxconn 50000
         nbproc 1
 
 defaults