diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index 5286897fb..dca77f806 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ func NewTraefikDefaultPointersConfiguration() *TraefikConfiguration {
 	defaultMesos.Endpoint = "http://127.0.0.1:5050"
 	defaultMesos.ExposedByDefault = true
 	defaultMesos.Constraints = types.Constraints{}
+	defaultMesos.RefreshSeconds = 30
+	defaultMesos.ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
+	defaultMesos.StateTimeoutSecond = 30
 
 	//default ECS
 	var defaultECS provider.ECS
diff --git a/docs/toml.md b/docs/toml.md
index e3595d0b3..0972ff3cd 100644
--- a/docs/toml.md
+++ b/docs/toml.md
@@ -1050,12 +1050,14 @@ domain = "mesos.localhost"
 # Zookeeper timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
 
 # Polling interval (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # RefreshSeconds = 30
 
@@ -1068,8 +1070,9 @@ domain = "mesos.localhost"
 # HTTP Timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
-# StateTimeoutSecond = "host"
+# StateTimeoutSecond = "30"
 ```
 
 ## Kubernetes Ingress backend
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index b3b0f7e96..e5e2d073b 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -654,12 +654,14 @@
 # Zookeeper timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
 
 # Polling interval (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # RefreshSeconds = 30
 
@@ -672,8 +674,9 @@
 # HTTP Timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
-# StateTimeoutSecond = "host"
+# StateTimeoutSecond = "30"
 
 ################################################################
 # Kubernetes Ingress configuration backend