diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/HAProxyConfigurator.java b/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/HAProxyConfigurator.java
index 8352895e6212..9d8301f291f0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/HAProxyConfigurator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/HAProxyConfigurator.java
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ private List<String> getRulesForPool(final LoadBalancerTO lbTO, final boolean ke
         sb.append("\tbind ").append(publicIP).append(":").append(publicPort);
         result.add(sb.toString());
         sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append("\t").append("balance ").append(algorithm);
+        sb.append("\t").append("balance ").append(algorithm.toLowerCase());
         result.add(sb.toString());
 
         int i = 0;