diff --git a/haproxy.service b/haproxy.service
index c1852bd..87c382b 100644
--- a/haproxy.service
+++ b/haproxy.service
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ Description=HAProxy Load Balancer
 After=syslog.target network.target
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/haproxy
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haproxy-systemd-wrapper -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg -p /run/haproxy.pid $OPTIONS
+Environment="CONFIG=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg" "PIDFILE=/run/haproxy.pid"
+ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haproxy-systemd-wrapper -f $CONFIG -p $PIDFILE
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $CONFIG -c -q
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
+KillMode=mixed
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/haproxy.spec b/haproxy.spec
index bfa9d17..b36f5bd 100644
--- a/haproxy.spec
+++ b/haproxy.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           haproxy
 Version:        1.7.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        HAProxy reverse proxy for high availability environments
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ exit 0
 %attr(-,%{haproxy_user},%{haproxy_group}) %dir %{haproxy_home}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 01 2017 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-2
+- Use KillMode=mixed in systemd service file (#1447085)
+
 * Sun Mar 26 2017 Ryan O'Hara <rohara@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-1
 - Update to 1.7.3 (#1413276)