diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/keepalived.yml b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/keepalived.yml
index 721c04982f..83363476dd 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/keepalived.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/keepalived.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ keepalived_global_defs:
 
 keepalived_scripts:
   haproxy_check_script:
-    check_script: "/bin/kill -0 `cat /var/run/haproxy.pid`"
+    check_script: "/etc/keepalived/haproxy_check.sh"
+    src_check_script: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../scripts/keepalived_haproxy_check.sh"
   pingable_check_script:
-    check_script: "/bin/ping -c {{ keepalived_ping_count }} {{ keepalived_ping_address }} 1>&2"
+    check_script: "/etc/keepalived/pingable_check.sh {{ keepalived_ping_count }} {{ keepalived_ping_address }}"
+    src_ping_script: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../scripts/keepalived_pingable_check.sh"
     interval: "{{ keepalived_ping_interval }}"
     fall: 2
     rise: 4
diff --git a/scripts/keepalived_haproxy_check.sh b/scripts/keepalived_haproxy_check.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60d5f58ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/keepalived_haproxy_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2019, Luis Domingues <domigues.luis@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+/bin/kill -0 $(cat /var/run/haproxy.pid)
diff --git a/scripts/keepalived_pingable_check.sh b/scripts/keepalived_pingable_check.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a2573dcfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/keepalived_pingable_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2019, Luis Domingues <domigues.luis@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+/bin/ping -c $1 $2 1>&2