diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index fe3d28e..79f788f 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ $hy_pid                       = '/var/run/haproxy.pid',
 $hy_maxconn                   = '4000',
 $hy_show_stats                = true,
 $hy_stats_socket              = '/var/lib/haproxy/stats',
-$hy_default_mode              = 'http',
+$hy_default_mode              = 'tcp',
 $hy_use_http_server_close     = false,
 $hy_use_forward_for           = false,
-$hy_use_redispatch            = false,
+$hy_use_redispatch            = true,
 $hy_max_retries               = '3',
 $hy_timeout_http_request      = '10s',
 $hy_timeout_queue             = '1m',
-$hy_timeout_connect           = '10s',
-$hy_timeout_client            = '1m',
-$hy_timeout_server            = '1m',
+$hy_timeout_connect           = '5000',
+$hy_timeout_client            = '50000',
+$hy_timeout_server            = '50000',
 $hy_timeout_http_keep_alive   = '10s',
 $hy_timeout_check             = '10s',
 
@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ $hy_user_home                 = '/var/lib/haproxy',
 $hy_user_shell                = '/sbin/nologin',
 
 # logging
+$hy_log_local0                = true,
+$hy_log_local1                = true,
 $hy_log_target                = '127.0.0.1',
 $hy_log_facility              = 'local2',
 $hy_log_default               = 'global',
+$hy_use_tcplog                = true,
 $hy_use_httplog               = false,
 $hy_use_dontlognull           = true,
 
+
 ) {
 
 # service
diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy.pp b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
index 13aee59..ff5753a 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ define cd_haproxy::server::proxy (
   $fe_http_request  = '',
   $backend_configs  = [],
 
-
 ) {
 
   $hy_main_config   = '/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg'
@@ -79,12 +78,7 @@ define cd_haproxy::server::proxy (
     'order'   => $backend_order,
   })
 
+  # open sepcific firewall ports
 
-#  # create backend section
-#  concat::fragment { "backend_${name}":
-#    target  =>  $hy_main_config,
-#    content =>  template($hy_backendrule),
-#    order   =>  $backend_order,
-#  }
 
 }
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_head.erb b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
index 2d7cb6c..b845138 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_head.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 global
-    log         <%= @hy_log_target %> <%= @hy_log_facility %>
-
+<% if @hy_log_local0  == true -%>
+    log         /dev/log local0
+<% end -%>    
+<% if @hy_log_local1  == true -%>
+    log         /dev/log local1 notice
+<% end -%>    
     chroot      <%= @hy_chroot %>
     pidfile     <%= @hy_pid %>
     maxconn     <%= @hy_maxconn %>
@@ -24,6 +28,9 @@ global
 defaults
     mode                    <%= @hy_default_mode %>
     log                     global
+<% if @hy_use_tcplog == true -%>
+    option                  tcplog
+<% end -%>
 <% if @hy_use_httplog == true -%>
     option                  httplog
 <% end -%>