diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
index 1b8c327ada..afce84ed2d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ keepalived_image_full: "{{ keepalived_image }}:{{ keepalived_tag }}"
 haproxy_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-haproxy"
 haproxy_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
 haproxy_image_full: "{{ haproxy_image }}:{{ haproxy_tag }}"
+
+haproxy_client_timeout: "1m"
+haproxy_server_timeout: "1m"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 7cd9d6294e..6fa01f8ae5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ defaults
   timeout http-request 10s
   timeout queue 1m
   timeout connect 10s
-  timeout client 1m
-  timeout server 1m
+  timeout client {{ haproxy_client_timeout }}
+  timeout server {{ haproxy_server_timeout }}
   timeout check 10s
 
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