diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy.pp b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
index adf99c0..5ada7fd 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ define cd_haproxy::server::proxy (
 
 $frontend_name    = undef,
 $frontend_mode    = undef,
-$fe_use_backend   = undef,
+$fe_use_backend   = '',
 $frontend_order   = '010',
 $acl_rule         = undef,
 $acl_order        = '020',
diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
index e4b2c7e..2b4fc66 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class cd_haproxy::server::proxy_test (
   cd_haproxy::server::proxy { 'testing':
     frontend_name   =>  'test01-frontend',
     frontend_mode   =>  'http',
-    fe_use_backend  =>  "${backend_name}",
     acl_rule        =>  'test01-acl',
     backend_name    =>  'test01-backend',
   }
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb b/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
index 09cc00c..a0bfc71 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 frontend      <%= @frontend_name %>
 mode          <%= @frontend_mode %>
 
-
+<% if @fe_use_backend != '' -%>
 use_backend   <%= @fe_use_backend %>
+<% else -%>
+use_backend   <%= @backend_name %>
+<% end -%>