diff --git a/files/docker-entrypoint.sh b/files/docker-entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# first arg is `-f` or `--some-option`
+if [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; then
+	set -- haproxy "$@"
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = 'haproxy' ]; then
+	# if the user wants "haproxy", let's use "haproxy-systemd-wrapper" instead so we can have proper reloadability implemented by upstream
+	shift # "haproxy"
+	set -- "$(which haproxy-systemd-wrapper)" -p /run/haproxy.pid "$@"
+fi
+
+exec "$@"
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diff --git a/files/haproxy.sh b/files/haproxy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -z "${DEBUG_MODE}" ]]; then
+    rpm -q syslog-ng
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        dnf -y --setopt=tsflags=nodocs install syslog-ng && \
+        dnf -y clean all
+        syslog-ng
+    fi
+
+fi
+
+# Run haproxy binary
+/usr/sbin/haproxy -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg