diff --git a/src/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/src/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index ef72f98..d2df424 100644
--- a/src/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/src/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ defaults
 frontend stats
     bind *:{{ data_stats["port"] | default(1936) }}
     mode http
+    http-request use-service prometheus-exporter if { path /metrics }
     stats enable
     stats hide-version
     stats realm Haproxy\ Statistics