diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy.pp b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
index 57621db..13aee59 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
@@ -72,19 +72,13 @@ define cd_haproxy::server::proxy (
     order       =>  $frontend_order,
   }
 
-  # Flag to ensure backends are only created once
-  $backends_created = false
+  # Ensure backends are only created once
+  ensure_resource('concat::fragment', "backends_${name}", {
+    'target'  => $hy_main_config,
+    'content' => template($hy_backendrule),
+    'order'   => $backend_order,
+  })
 
-  unless $backends_created {
-    $backend_configs.each |$index, $backend_config| {
-      concat::fragment { "backend_${name}_${index}":
-        target  =>  $hy_main_config,
-        content =>  template($hy_backendrule),
-        order   =>  "${backend_order}${index}",
-      }
-    }
-    $backends_created = true
-  }
 
 #  # create backend section
 #  concat::fragment { "backend_${name}":
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_backend_rule.erb b/templates/haproxy_backend_rule.erb
index 7996dff..5a49ee5 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_backend_rule.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_backend_rule.erb
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 <% if @fqdn == @haproxy_fqdn -%>
 <% if @backend_configs and !@backend_configs.empty? -%>
 <% @backend_configs.each do |backend_config| -%>
-<% if backend_config['backend_name'] != '' -%>
 backend   <%= backend_config['backend_name'] %>
-<% end -%>
-<% if backend_config['be_mode'] != '' -%>
 mode      <%= backend_config['be_mode'] %>
-<% end -%>
-<% if backend_config['be_balance'] != '' -%>
-balance   <%= backend_config['be_balance'] %>
-<% end -%>
-<% if backend_config['be_option_array'] and !backend_config['be_option_array'].empty? -%>
-<% backend_config['be_option_array'].each do |be_option| -%>
-option    <%= be_option %>
-<% end -%>
-<% end -%>
 <% if backend_config['be_server_name_array'] and !backend_config['be_server_name_array'].empty? -%>
 <% backend_config['be_server_name_array'].each do |be_server_name| -%>
 server    <%= be_server_name %>