diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index aa91a16f9..e2db028b6 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ func NewTraefikDefaultPointersConfiguration() *TraefikConfiguration {
 	var defaultDocker provider.Docker
 	defaultDocker.Watch = true
 	defaultDocker.Endpoint = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
-	defaultDocker.TLS = &provider.DockerTLS{}
 
 	// default File
 	var defaultFile provider.File
@@ -238,8 +237,7 @@ func NewTraefikDefaultPointersConfiguration() *TraefikConfiguration {
 	var defaultConsul provider.Consul
 	defaultConsul.Watch = true
 	defaultConsul.Endpoint = "127.0.0.1:8500"
-	defaultConsul.Prefix = "/traefik"
-	defaultConsul.TLS = &provider.KvTLS{}
+	defaultConsul.Prefix = "traefik"
 	defaultConsul.Constraints = []types.Constraint{}
 
 	// default ConsulCatalog
@@ -252,7 +250,6 @@ func NewTraefikDefaultPointersConfiguration() *TraefikConfiguration {
 	defaultEtcd.Watch = true
 	defaultEtcd.Endpoint = "127.0.0.1:400"
 	defaultEtcd.Prefix = "/traefik"
-	defaultEtcd.TLS = &provider.KvTLS{}
 	defaultEtcd.Constraints = []types.Constraint{}
 
 	//default Zookeeper
diff --git a/provider/kv.go b/provider/kv.go
index 42181718a..728e8a2f3 100644
--- a/provider/kv.go
+++ b/provider/kv.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (provider *Kv) provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *
 		cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(provider.TLS.Cert, provider.TLS.Key)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load keypair. %s", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load TLS keypair: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		storeConfig.TLS = &tls.Config{