diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3470a99..e558f81 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
             address: localhost
             port: 8081
             weight: 1
+            health_check: max_fails=1 fail_timeout=10s
 
 # Enable creating dynamic templated NGINX stream configuration files.
 nginx_stream_template_enable: false