diff --git a/docker/services/keepalived.yaml b/docker/services/keepalived.yaml
index d48e8f4b33..9ba404db15 100644
--- a/docker/services/keepalived.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/keepalived.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ outputs:
       config_settings:
         map_merge:
           - get_attr: [KeepalivedBase, role_data, config_settings]
-          - tripleo::keepalived:custom_vrrp_script: 'echo "show info" | socat unix-connect:/var/lib/haproxy/haproxy.sock stdio > /dev/null'
+          - tripleo::keepalived:custom_vrrp_script: 'test -S /var/lib/haproxy/stats && echo "show info" | socat /var/lib/haproxy/stats stdio'
       logging_source: {get_attr: [KeepalivedBase, role_data, logging_source]}
       logging_groups: {get_attr: [KeepalivedBase, role_data, logging_groups]}
       service_config_settings: {get_attr: [KeepalivedBase, role_data, service_config_settings]}