diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index b2f78c6..d0421b9 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ node('docker') {
       dir('haproxy'){
         sh 'docker build --rm -t my/haproxy . > debug'
         sh 'rm debug'
-        sh 'docker rm haproxy'
       }
     } catch(error) {
       def error_details = readFile('haproxy/debug');
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ def handleError(String message, String tag, Boolean doCleanup = true){
 def cleanup(String tag) {
     try{
       sh 'bin/decompose.sh &> debug'
+      sh 'docker rm haproxy'
+      sh 'docker rmi my/haproxy'
       sh 'bin/prune.sh &> debug'
     } catch(error) {
       def error_details = readFile('./debug');
diff --git a/haproxy/Dockerfile b/haproxy/Dockerfile
index ab58561..b983a39 100644
--- a/haproxy/Dockerfile
+++ b/haproxy/Dockerfile
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ LABEL ImageType="haproxy"
 LABEL ImageName=$imagename
 LABEL ImageOS=centos7
 LABEL Version=$version
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y socat
+COPY container_files/ /opt
 copy conf/haproxy.cfg /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
diff --git a/haproxy/conf/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy/conf/haproxy.cfg
index bcb15b5..8e9bb29 100644
--- a/haproxy/conf/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy/conf/haproxy.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 global
   log 127.0.0.1 local0
   log 127.0.0.1 local1 notice
+  stats socket /usr/local/etc/haproxysock level admin
 
 defaults
   log global
diff --git a/haproxy/container_files/bin/haproxycfg.sh b/haproxy/container_files/bin/haproxycfg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..efb7ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/haproxy/container_files/bin/haproxycfg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "$@" | socat unix-connect:/usr/local/etc/haproxysock stdio
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/haproxy.bats b/tests/haproxy.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44b8a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/haproxy.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load ../common
+
+# These tests assume the pipeline will start and stop the container.
+
+@test "socat process exists" {
+  docker exec -i haproxy which socat
+}
+
+@test "socat helper process exists" {
+  docker exec -i haproxy /opt/bin/haproxycfg.sh show stat
+}
+