diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d8c728c2b..68deee605 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -546,20 +546,21 @@ func (server *Server) loadConfig(configurations configs, globalConfiguration Glo
 						}
 
 						stickysession := configuration.Backends[frontend.Backend].LoadBalancer.Sticky
-						if stickysession {
-							sticky := roundrobin.NewStickySession(cookiename)
-							cookiename := "_TRAEFIK_SERVERNAME"
+						var cookiename string
+						var sticky *roundrobin.StickySession
 
+						if stickysession {
+							sticky = roundrobin.NewStickySession(cookiename)
+							cookiename = "_TRAEFIK_SERVERNAME"
 						}
 
 						switch lbMethod {
 						case types.Drr:
 							log.Debugf("Creating load-balancer drr")
+							rebalancer, _ := roundrobin.NewRebalancer(rr, roundrobin.RebalancerLogger(oxyLogger))
 							if stickysession {
 								log.Debugf("... setting to sticky session with cookie named %v", cookiename)
-								rebalancer, _ := roundrobin.NewRebalancer(rr, roundrobin.RebalancerLogger(oxyLogger), roundrobin.RebalancerStickySession(sticky))
-							} else {
-								rebalancer, _ := roundrobin.NewRebalancer(rr, roundrobin.RebalancerLogger(oxyLogger))
+								rebalancer, _ = roundrobin.NewRebalancer(rr, roundrobin.RebalancerLogger(oxyLogger), roundrobin.RebalancerStickySession(sticky))
 							}
 							lb = rebalancer
 							for serverName, server := range configuration.Backends[frontend.Backend].Servers {