diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
index 781553602..4f1fe8e63 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ frontend {{frontend.name}}
 {%         endfor %}
 {%       endif %}
     mode {{frontend.mode}}
+{%       if frontend.mode != "tcp" %}
     option {{frontend.connectionBehaviour}}
+{%       endif %}
 {#       # select backend #}
 {%       if frontend.defaultBackend|default("") != "" %}
 {%         set backend_data = helpers.getUUID(frontend.defaultBackend) %}