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 cd4c4fe8e..e88254410 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -580,8 +580,12 @@ frontend {{frontend.name}}
 
 {%         endfor %}
 {%       endif %}
+{%       if frontend.mode == "ssl" %}
+    mode tcp
+{%       else %}
     mode {{frontend.mode}}
-{%       if frontend.mode != "tcp" %}
+{%       endif %}
+{%       if frontend.mode != "tcp" and frontend.mode != "ssl" %}
     option {{frontend.connectionBehaviour}}
 {%       endif %}
 {#       # select backend #}