diff --git a/HowtoHaproxy.md b/HowtoHaproxy.md
index 8141fd3e..19416873 100644
--- a/HowtoHaproxy.md
+++ b/HowtoHaproxy.md
@@ -319,8 +319,9 @@ frontend fe_memcached
 backend be_memcached
     mode tcp
     option tcp-check
-    server nosql00 192.0.2.3:11211 check
-    server nosql01 192.0.2.4:11211 check backup
+    default-server check on-marked-down shutdown-session on-marked-up shutdown-backup-session
+    server nosql00 192.0.2.3:11211
+    server nosql01 192.0.2.4:11211 backup
 ~~~