diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
index 3d8aa6b7..a85b9f1f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ backend {{ backend.name }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% if backend.errorfile is defined %}
-{% for errorfile in backend.errorfile %}
+{% for errorfile in backend.errorfile | default([]) %}
   errorfile {{ errorfile.code }} {{ errorfile.file }}
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
index 7b9197af..03317e3f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ frontend {{ frontend.name }}
 
   default_backend {{ frontend.default_backend }}
 
-{% if frontend.errorfile is defined %}
-{% for errorfile in frontend.errorfile %}
+{% for errorfile in frontend.errorfile | default([]) %}
   errorfile {{ errorfile.code }} {{ errorfile.file }}
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
index ea638f8c..efe61cbe 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ listen {{ listen.name }}
 
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% if listen.errorfile is defined %}
-{% for errorfile in listen.errorfile %}
+{% for errorfile in listen.errorfile | default([]) %}
   errorfile {{ errorfile.code }} {{ errorfile.file }}
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}