diff --git a/stubs/edge.stub b/stubs/edge.stub
index 3d47bc4..ceb975f 100644
--- a/stubs/edge.stub
+++ b/stubs/edge.stub
@@ -192,10 +192,12 @@ while (true) {
 
         if ($node['type'] == 'master') {
             if (count($nodes) <= 2) {
-                $temp_conf .= ' backup';
+                $temp_conf .= ' backup ';
             }
         }
 
+        $temp_conf .= ' max_fails=1 fail_timeout=10s ';
+
         $temp_conf .= ";\n";
 
         echo $temp_conf.PHP_EOL;