diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index ac928f716..ac1031d74 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (provider *DockerProvider) Provide(configurationChan chan <- *Configuration
 		go func() {
 			for {
 				event := <-dockerEvents
-				log.Println("Event receveived", event)
+				log.Println("Docker event receveived", event)
 				configuration := provider.loadDockerConfig()
 				if (configuration != nil) {
 					configurationChan <- configuration
diff --git a/marathon.go b/marathon.go
index 70897b2b6..4fec90691 100644
--- a/marathon.go
+++ b/marathon.go
@@ -40,11 +40,28 @@ var MarathonFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
 func (provider *MarathonProvider) Provide(configurationChan chan <- *Configuration) {
 	config := marathon.NewDefaultConfig()
 	config.URL = provider.Endpoint
+	config.EventsInterface = "docker0"
 	if client, err := marathon.NewClient(config); err != nil {
 		log.Println("Failed to create a client for marathon, error: %s", err)
 		return
 	} else {
 		provider.marathonClient = client
+		update := make(marathon.EventsChannel,5)
+		if err := client.AddEventsListener(update, marathon.EVENTS_APPLICATIONS); err != nil {
+			log.Println("Failed to register for subscriptions, %s", err)
+		} else {
+			go func() {
+				for {
+					event := <-update
+					log.Println("Marathon event receveived", event)
+					configuration := provider.loadMarathonConfig()
+					if (configuration != nil) {
+						configurationChan <- configuration
+					}
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+
 		configuration := provider.loadMarathonConfig()
 		configurationChan <- configuration
 	}
@@ -94,7 +111,5 @@ func (provider *MarathonProvider) loadMarathonConfig() *Configuration {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Println(buffer.String())
-
 	return configuration
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/marathon.tmpl b/marathon.tmpl
index 68bc13426..f59000417 100644
--- a/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/marathon.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [routes]{{range .Applications}}
   [routes.route{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}]
-  backend = ".backend{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}"
+  backend = "backend{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}"
     [routes.route-{{getHost .}}.rules.rule-host-{{getHost .}}]
     category = "Host"
     value = "{{getHost .}}.{{$.Domain}}"