diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy.pp b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
index 11d4fa0..c867923 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy.pp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $haproxy_fqdn     = undef,
 $frontend_name    = undef,
 $frontend_mode    = undef,
 $fe_use_backend   = '',
-$fe_bind_mode     = '*:80',
+$fe_bind_mode     = undef,
 $frontend_order   = '010',
 $acl_rule         = '',
 $acl_order        = '020',
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb b/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
index f830157..fa32b69 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_frontend_rule.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ bind          <%= @fe_bind_mode %>
 <% if @fe_maxconn != '' -%>
 maxconn       <%= @fe_maxconn %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @fe_maxconn == '' -%>
+<% end -%>
 <% if @fe_use_backend != '' -%>
 use_backend   <%= @fe_use_backend %>