diff --git a/include/haproxy/server.h b/include/haproxy/server.h
index 1dcde1b30..18b4d3874 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/server.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/server.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern struct dict server_key_dict;
 int srv_downtime(const struct server *s);
 int srv_lastsession(const struct server *s);
 int srv_getinter(const struct check *check);
+void srv_settings_init(struct server *srv);
 void srv_settings_cpy(struct server *srv, const struct server *src, int srv_tmpl);
 int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curproxy, const struct proxy *defproxy, int parse_flags);
 int srv_update_addr(struct server *s, void *ip, int ip_sin_family, struct server_inetaddr_updater updater);
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 4436ccfa1..ba15b3b9c 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1398,29 +1398,7 @@ void proxy_preset_defaults(struct proxy *defproxy)
 		defproxy->options2 |= PR_O2_INDEPSTR;
 	defproxy->max_out_conns = MAX_SRV_LIST;
 
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.fastinter = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.downinter = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.fastinter = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.downinter = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.rise = DEF_RISETIME;
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.fall = DEF_FALLTIME;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.rise = DEF_AGENT_RISETIME;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.fall = DEF_AGENT_FALLTIME;
-	defproxy->defsrv.check.port = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.agent.port = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.maxqueue = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.minconn = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.maxconn = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.max_reuse = -1;
-	defproxy->defsrv.max_idle_conns = -1;
-	defproxy->defsrv.pool_purge_delay = 5000;
-	defproxy->defsrv.slowstart = 0;
-	defproxy->defsrv.onerror = DEF_HANA_ONERR;
-	defproxy->defsrv.consecutive_errors_limit = DEF_HANA_ERRLIMIT;
-	defproxy->defsrv.uweight = defproxy->defsrv.iweight = 1;
-	LIST_INIT(&defproxy->defsrv.pp_tlvs);
+	srv_settings_init(&defproxy->defsrv);
 
 	defproxy->email_alert.level = LOG_ALERT;
 	defproxy->load_server_state_from_file = PR_SRV_STATE_FILE_UNSPEC;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 197600ebd..fa3cd80f5 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2594,6 +2594,45 @@ int srv_prepare_for_resolution(struct server *srv, const char *hostname)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/* Initialize default values for <srv>. Used both for dynamic servers and
+ * default servers. The latter are not initialized via new_server(), hence this
+ * function purpose. For static servers, srv_settings_cpy() is used instead
+ * reusing their default server instance.
+ */
+void srv_settings_init(struct server *srv)
+{
+	srv->check.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
+	srv->check.fastinter = 0;
+	srv->check.downinter = 0;
+	srv->check.rise = DEF_RISETIME;
+	srv->check.fall = DEF_FALLTIME;
+	srv->check.port = 0;
+
+	srv->agent.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
+	srv->agent.fastinter = 0;
+	srv->agent.downinter = 0;
+	srv->agent.rise = DEF_AGENT_RISETIME;
+	srv->agent.fall = DEF_AGENT_FALLTIME;
+	srv->agent.port = 0;
+
+	srv->maxqueue = 0;
+	srv->minconn = 0;
+	srv->maxconn = 0;
+
+	srv->max_reuse = -1;
+	srv->max_idle_conns = -1;
+	srv->pool_purge_delay = 5000;
+
+	srv->slowstart = 0;
+
+	srv->onerror = DEF_HANA_ONERR;
+	srv->consecutive_errors_limit = DEF_HANA_ERRLIMIT;
+
+	srv->uweight = srv->iweight = 1;
+
+	LIST_INIT(&srv->pp_tlvs);
+}
+
 /*
  * Copy <src> server settings to <srv> server allocating
  * everything needed.
@@ -3279,22 +3318,12 @@ static int _srv_parse_init(struct server **srv, char **args, int *cur_arg,
 			/* Copy default server settings to new server */
 			srv_settings_cpy(newsrv, &curproxy->defsrv, 0);
 		} else {
-			/* Initialize dynamic server weight to 1 */
-			newsrv->uweight = newsrv->iweight = 1;
+			srv_settings_init(newsrv);
 
 			/* A dynamic server is disabled on startup */
 			newsrv->next_admin = SRV_ADMF_FMAINT;
 			newsrv->next_state = SRV_ST_STOPPED;
 			server_recalc_eweight(newsrv, 0);
-
-			/* Set default values for checks */
-			newsrv->check.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
-			newsrv->check.rise = DEF_RISETIME;
-			newsrv->check.fall = DEF_FALLTIME;
-
-			newsrv->agent.inter = DEF_CHKINTR;
-			newsrv->agent.rise = DEF_AGENT_RISETIME;
-			newsrv->agent.fall = DEF_AGENT_FALLTIME;
 		}
 		HA_SPIN_INIT(&newsrv->lock);
 	}