diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2 b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
index c9c8e7f4c6..ef2e521564 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.aio.j2
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ shared-infra_hosts:
       galera_container: 3
       memcached_container: 3
       rabbit_mq_container: 3
+      repo_container: 3
 {% endif %}
 
 repo-infra_hosts:
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
index d9e2b4a97a..1e735f1cf1 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ haproxy_default_services:
       haproxy_port: 8181
       haproxy_balance_type: http
       haproxy_backend_options:
-        - "httpchk HEAD / HTTP/1.0\\r\\nUser-agent:\\ osa-haproxy-healthcheck"
+        - "httpchk GET /repo_sync_complete HTTP/1.0\\r\\nUser-agent:\\ osa-haproxy-healthcheck"
+      haproxy_backend_httpcheck_options:
+        - "expect status 200"
       haproxy_service_enabled: "{{ groups['repo_all'] is defined and groups['repo_all'] | length > 0 }}"
   - service:
       haproxy_service_name: glance_api
diff --git a/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml b/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
index 82f4b3f97b..326a307b6d 100644
--- a/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
+++ b/playbooks/healthcheck-infrastructure.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
   hosts: all_containers[0]:physical_hosts[0]
   gather_facts: yes
   vars:
-    repo_requirements_file: "os-releases/{{ openstack_release }}/{{ os_distro_version }}/"
+    repo_requirements_file: "repo_sync_complete"
   tasks:
-    - name: Check the upper constraint on each repo server
+    - name: Check the repo sync file on each repo server
       uri:
         url: "http://{{ hostvars[item]['container_address'] }}:{{ repo_server_port }}/{{ repo_requirements_file }}"
       with_inventory_hostnames: "{{ groups['repo_all'] }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/repo_check-31eb53ae77ddeb41.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/repo_check-31eb53ae77ddeb41.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8df046b25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/repo_check-31eb53ae77ddeb41.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    HAProxy now verifies if repo server is healthy by ``repo_sync_complete``
+    file that is created with repo_server role. This should prevent
+    non-synced repo containers from participating in load balancing.