diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/api/api.go b/pkg/haproxy/api/api.go
index 75bfffe7..8283d5ab 100644
--- a/pkg/haproxy/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/api/api.go
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ type HAProxyClient interface { //nolint:interfacebloat
 	PeerEntryEdit(peerSection string, peer models.PeerEntry) error
 	RefreshBackends() (deleted []string, err error)
 	SetMapContent(mapFile string, payload []string) error
-	SetServerAddr(backendName string, serverName string, ip string, port int) error
-	SetServerState(backendName string, serverName string, state string) error
+	SetServerAddrAndState([]RuntimeServerData) error
 	ServerGet(serverName, backendNa string) (models.Server, error)
 	SetAuxCfgFile(auxCfgFile string)
 	SyncBackendSrvs(backend *store.RuntimeBackend, portUpdated bool) error
diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/api/runtime.go b/pkg/haproxy/api/runtime.go
index f488eeff..6abf654a 100644
--- a/pkg/haproxy/api/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/api/runtime.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/haproxytech/client-native/v5/models"
+	"github.com/haproxytech/client-native/v5/runtime"
 
 	"github.com/haproxytech/kubernetes-ingress/pkg/store"
 	"github.com/haproxytech/kubernetes-ingress/pkg/utils"
@@ -12,6 +15,18 @@ import (
 
 var ErrMapNotFound = fmt.Errorf("map not found")
 
+// bufsize is the default value of HAproxy tune.bufsize. Not recommended to change it
+// Map payload cannot be bigger than tune.bufsize
+const bufSize = 16000
+
+type RuntimeServerData struct {
+	BackendName string
+	ServerName  string
+	IP          string
+	Port        int
+	State       string
+}
+
 func (c *clientNative) ExecuteRaw(command string) (result []string, err error) {
 	runtime, err := c.nativeAPI.Runtime()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -20,20 +35,83 @@ func (c *clientNative) ExecuteRaw(command string) (result []string, err error) {
 	return runtime.ExecuteRaw(command)
 }
 
-func (c *clientNative) SetServerAddr(backendName string, serverName string, ip string, port int) error {
+func (c *clientNative) SetServerAddrAndState(servers []RuntimeServerData) error {
 	runtime, err := c.nativeAPI.Runtime()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return runtime.SetServerAddr(backendName, serverName, ip, port)
+	if len(servers) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	backendNameSize := len(servers[0].BackendName)
+	oneServerCommandSize := 65 + 2*backendNameSize
+	size := oneServerCommandSize * len(servers)
+	if size > bufSize {
+		size = bufSize
+	}
+
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	sb.Grow(size)
+	var cmdBuilder strings.Builder
+	cmdBuilder.Grow(oneServerCommandSize)
+	for _, server := range servers {
+		// if new commands are added recalculate oneServerCommandSize
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString("set server ")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.BackendName)
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString("/")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.ServerName)
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(" addr ")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.IP)
+		if server.Port > 0 {
+			cmdBuilder.WriteString(" port ")
+			cmdBuilder.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(server.Port))
+		}
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(";set server ")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.BackendName)
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString("/")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.ServerName)
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(" state ")
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(server.State)
+		cmdBuilder.WriteString(";")
+		// if new commands are added recalculate oneServerCommandSize
+
+		if sb.Len()+cmdBuilder.Len() >= size {
+			err = c.runRaw(runtime, sb, server.BackendName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			sb.Reset()
+			sb.Grow(size)
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(cmdBuilder.String())
+		cmdBuilder.Reset()
+		cmdBuilder.Grow(oneServerCommandSize)
+	}
+	if sb.Len() > 0 {
+		err = c.runRaw(runtime, sb, servers[0].BackendName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *clientNative) SetServerState(backendName string, serverName string, state string) error {
-	runtime, err := c.nativeAPI.Runtime()
+func (c *clientNative) runRaw(runtime runtime.Runtime, sb strings.Builder, backendName string) error {
+	logger := utils.GetLogger()
+	result, err := runtime.ExecuteRaw(sb.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return runtime.SetServerState(backendName, serverName, state)
+	for i := 0; i < len(result); i++ {
+		if len(result[i]) > 5 {
+			switch result[i][1:5] {
+			case "[3]:", "[2]:", "[1]:", "[0]:":
+				logger.Errorf("[RUNTIME] [BACKEND] [SOCKET] backend %s: Error: '%s', server slots adjustment ?", backendName, result[i])
+				return errors.New("runtime update failed for " + backendName)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *clientNative) SetMapContent(mapFile string, payload []string) error {
@@ -91,7 +169,6 @@ func (c *clientNative) SyncBackendSrvs(backend *store.RuntimeBackend, portUpdate
 	// Disable stale entries from HAProxySrvs
 	// and provide list of Disabled Srvs
 	var disabled []*store.HAProxySrv
-	var errors utils.Errors
 	for i, srv := range haproxySrvs {
 		srv.Modified = srv.Modified || portUpdated
 		if _, ok := addresses[srv.Address]; ok {
@@ -118,26 +195,35 @@ func (c *clientNative) SyncBackendSrvs(backend *store.RuntimeBackend, portUpdate
 	logger.Tracef("[RUNTIME] [BACKEND] [SERVER] backend %s: list of endpoints addresses after treatment  %+v", backend.Name, addresses)
 
 	// Dynamically updates HAProxy backend servers  with HAProxySrvs content
-	var addrErr, stateErr error
+	runtimeServerData := make([]RuntimeServerData, 0, len(haproxySrvs))
 	for _, srv := range haproxySrvs {
 		if !srv.Modified {
 			continue
 		}
 		if srv.Address == "" {
 			logger.Tracef("[RUNTIME] [BACKEND] [SERVER] [SOCKET] backend %s: server '%s' changed status to %v", backend.Name, srv.Name, "maint")
-			addrErr = c.SetServerAddr(backend.Name, srv.Name, "127.0.0.1", 0)
-			stateErr = c.SetServerState(backend.Name, srv.Name, "maint")
+			runtimeServerData = append(runtimeServerData, RuntimeServerData{
+				BackendName: backend.Name,
+				ServerName:  srv.Name,
+				IP:          "127.0.0.1",
+				Port:        0,
+				State:       "maint",
+			})
 		} else {
 			logger.Tracef("[RUNTIME] [BACKEND] [SERVER] [SOCKET] backend %s: server '%s': addr '%s' changed status to %v", backend.Name, srv.Name, srv.Address, "ready")
-			addrErr = c.SetServerAddr(backend.Name, srv.Name, srv.Address, int(backend.Endpoints.Port))
-			stateErr = c.SetServerState(backend.Name, srv.Name, "ready")
-		}
-		if addrErr != nil || stateErr != nil {
-			backend.DynUpdateFailed = true
-			errors.Add(addrErr)
-			errors.Add(stateErr)
-			logger.Errorf("[RUNTIME] [BACKEND] [SERVER] [SOCKET] backend %s: server '%s': addr '%s': addrError '%v': stateError: '%v'", backend.Name, srv.Name, srv.Address, addrErr, stateErr)
+			runtimeServerData = append(runtimeServerData, RuntimeServerData{
+				BackendName: backend.Name,
+				ServerName:  srv.Name,
+				IP:          srv.Address,
+				Port:        int(backend.Endpoints.Port),
+				State:       "ready",
+			})
 		}
 	}
-	return errors.Result()
+	err := c.SetServerAddrAndState(runtimeServerData)
+	if err != nil {
+		backend.DynUpdateFailed = true
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }