diff --git a/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h b/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
index a17537a..da728a3 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	PR_MODE_HEALTH,
 	PR_MODE_CLI,
 	PR_MODE_SYSLOG,
+	PR_MODE_PEERS,
 	PR_MODES
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 0bc4b82..12585d0 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -2355,9 +2355,10 @@
 			cfgerr += proxy_cfg_ensure_no_http(curproxy);
 			break;
 		case PR_MODE_SYSLOG:
+		case PR_MODE_PEERS:
 		case PR_MODES:
 			/* should not happen, bug gcc warn missing switch statement */
-			ha_alert("config : %s '%s' cannot use syslog mode for this proxy.\n",
+			ha_alert("config : %s '%s' cannot use peers or syslog mode for this proxy. NOTE: PLEASE REPORT THIS TO DEVELOPERS AS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A CONFIGURATION TRIGGERING THIS!\n",
 				 proxy_type_str(curproxy), curproxy->id);
 			cfgerr++;
 			break;
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 8402cf3..3edd643 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -2521,6 +2521,7 @@
 {
 	fe->last_change = now.tv_sec;
 	fe->cap = PR_CAP_FE | PR_CAP_BE;
+	fe->mode = PR_MODE_PEERS;
 	fe->maxconn = 0;
 	fe->conn_retries = CONN_RETRIES;
 	fe->timeout.client = MS_TO_TICKS(5000);