diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md b/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md
index 6afd82d7c..fb8beae54 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md
@@ -148,6 +148,37 @@ This variable must be initialized with the ACL token value.
 
 If Traefik is launched into a Docker container, the variable `CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN` can be initialized with the `-e` Docker option : `-e "CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN=[consul-acl-token-value]"`
 
+If a Consul ACL is used to restrict Træfik read/write access, one of the following configurations is needed.
+
+- HCL format :
+
+```
+    key "traefik" {
+        policy = "write"
+    },
+    
+    session "" {
+        policy = "write"
+    }
+```
+
+- JSON format :
+
+```json
+{
+    "key": {
+        "traefik": {
+          "policy": "write"
+        }
+    },
+    "session": {
+        "": {
+        "policy": "write"
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
 ### TLS support
 
 To connect to a Consul endpoint using SSL, simply specify `https://` in the `consul.endpoint` property
diff --git a/provider/kv/kv.go b/provider/kv/kv.go
index 1ebb4298f..d2d7fa8c0 100644
--- a/provider/kv/kv.go
+++ b/provider/kv/kv.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (p *Provider) watchKv(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, prefix
 func (p *Provider) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints types.Constraints) error {
 	p.Constraints = append(p.Constraints, constraints...)
 	operation := func() error {
-		if _, err := p.kvclient.Exists("qmslkjdfmqlskdjfmqlksjazçueznbvbwzlkajzebvkwjdcqmlsfj"); err != nil {
+		if _, err := p.kvclient.Exists(p.Prefix + "/qmslkjdfmqlskdjfmqlksjazçueznbvbwzlkajzebvkwjdcqmlsfj"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to test KV store connection: %v", err)
 		}
 		if p.Watch {