diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index 31189c553..d35587876 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@
                 </tuning_noport>
                 <tuning_httpreuse type="OptionField">
                     <Required>N</Required>
-                    <default>never</default>
+                    <default>safe</default>
                     <OptionValues>
-                        <never>Never [default]</never>
-                        <safe>Safe</safe>
+                        <never>Never</never>
+                        <safe>Safe [default]</safe>
                         <aggressive>Aggressive</aggressive>
                         <always>Always</always>
                     </OptionValues>