diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
index ea52bda..02c9555 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class cd_haproxy::server::proxy_test (
     frontend_mode   =>  'http',
     acl_rule        =>  ['too_fast fe_sess_rate ge 10',
                         'network_allowed src 0.0.0.0/0'],
+    fe_maxconn      =>  '10000',
     backend_name    =>  'test01-backend',
     be_server_name  =>  ['web01 web01.confdroid.com:80 check',
                          'web02 web02.confdroid.com:80 check'],