diff --git a/examples/cluster/haproxy.cfg b/examples/cluster/haproxy.cfg
index a9ec3c2a..ac1d1048 100644
--- a/examples/cluster/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/examples/cluster/haproxy.cfg
@@ -34,16 +34,25 @@ defaults
         errorfile 503 /etc/haproxy/errors/503.http
         errorfile 504 /etc/haproxy/errors/504.http
 
-frontend local_zot
-    bind 127.0.0.1:8080
+frontend zot
+    bind *:8080
     mode http
-    default_backend my_zots
+    acl write_methods method POST PATCH DELETE PUT
+    use_backend zot-stick-writes if write_methods
+    default_backend zot-reads
 
-backend my_zots
+backend zot-stick-writes
     mode http
     balance leastconn
-    stick-table type ip size 1m expire 1h
+    stick-table type ip size 1m expire 30m 
     stick on src
     server zot1 127.0.0.1:8081 check
-    server zot2 127.0.0.1:8081 check
-    server zot3 127.0.0.1:8082 check
+    server zot2 127.0.0.1:8082 check
+    server zot3 127.0.0.1:8083 check
+
+backend zot-reads
+    mode http
+    balance roundrobin
+    server zot1 127.0.0.1:8081 check
+    server zot2 127.0.0.1:8082 check
+    server zot3 127.0.0.1:8083 check