diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 607e7811c..5a3a42870 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ type DockerProvider struct {
 	Domain       string
 }
 
+func NewDockerProvider() *DockerProvider {
+	dockerProvider := new(DockerProvider)
+	// default
+	dockerProvider.Watch = true
+	dockerProvider.Domain = "traefik"
+
+	return dockerProvider
+}
+
 var DockerFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
 	"getBackend": func(container docker.Container) string {
 		for key, value := range container.Config.Labels {
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index d11e5df00..3fcaba7c0 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ type FileProvider struct {
 	Filename string
 }
 
+func NewFileProvider() *FileProvider {
+	fileProvider := new(FileProvider)
+	// default values
+	fileProvider.Watch = true
+
+	return fileProvider
+}
+
 func (provider *FileProvider) Provide(configurationChan chan<- *Configuration){
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/marathon.go b/marathon.go
index b8de0f6c4..4715a8621 100644
--- a/marathon.go
+++ b/marathon.go
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ type MarathonProvider struct {
 	NetworkInterface string
 }
 
+func NewMarathonProvider() *MarathonProvider {
+	marathonProvider := new(MarathonProvider)
+	// default values
+	marathonProvider.Watch = true
+	marathonProvider.Domain = "traefik"
+	marathonProvider.NetworkInterface = "eth0"
+
+	return marathonProvider
+}
+
 var MarathonFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
 	"getPort": func(task marathon.Task) string {
 		for _, port := range task.Ports {