diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 1d81c736a..6af976536 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -252,28 +252,25 @@ func (p *Provider) loadIngresses(k8sClient Client) (*types.Configuration, error)
 							}
 
 							if !exists {
-								log.Errorf("Endpoints not found for %s/%s", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
-								continue
+								log.Warnf("Endpoints not found for %s/%s", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
+								break
 							}
 
 							if len(endpoints.Subsets) == 0 {
-								log.Warnf("Service endpoints not found for %s/%s, falling back to Service ClusterIP", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
-								templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[string(service.UID)] = types.Server{
-									URL:    protocol + "://" + service.Spec.ClusterIP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(port.Port)),
-									Weight: 1,
-								}
-							} else {
-								for _, subset := range endpoints.Subsets {
-									for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
-										url := protocol + "://" + address.IP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(endpointPortNumber(port, subset.Ports))
-										name := url
-										if address.TargetRef != nil && address.TargetRef.Name != "" {
-											name = address.TargetRef.Name
-										}
-										templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[name] = types.Server{
-											URL:    url,
-											Weight: 1,
-										}
+								log.Warnf("Endpoints not available for %s/%s", service.ObjectMeta.Namespace, service.ObjectMeta.Name)
+								break
+							}
+
+							for _, subset := range endpoints.Subsets {
+								for _, address := range subset.Addresses {
+									url := protocol + "://" + address.IP + ":" + strconv.Itoa(endpointPortNumber(port, subset.Ports))
+									name := url
+									if address.TargetRef != nil && address.TargetRef.Name != "" {
+										name = address.TargetRef.Name
+									}
+									templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Servers[name] = types.Server{
+										URL:    url,
+										Weight: 1,
 									}
 								}
 							}
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index 02ffa5405..1fda8af55 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -1913,6 +1913,21 @@ func TestMissingResources(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				{
+					Host: "missing_endpoint_subsets",
+					IngressRuleValue: v1beta1.IngressRuleValue{
+						HTTP: &v1beta1.HTTPIngressRuleValue{
+							Paths: []v1beta1.HTTPIngressPath{
+								{
+									Backend: v1beta1.IngressBackend{
+										ServiceName: "missing_endpoint_subsets_service",
+										ServicePort: intstr.FromInt(80),
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}}
@@ -1947,6 +1962,21 @@ func TestMissingResources(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "missing_endpoint_subsets_service",
+				UID:       "4",
+				Namespace: "testing",
+			},
+			Spec: v1.ServiceSpec{
+				ClusterIP: "10.0.0.4",
+				Ports: []v1.ServicePort{
+					{
+						Port: 80,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	endpoints := []*v1.Endpoints{
 		{
@@ -1970,6 +2000,14 @@ func TestMissingResources(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "missing_endpoint_subsets_service",
+				UID:       "4",
+				Namespace: "testing",
+			},
+			Subsets: []v1.EndpointSubset{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	watchChan := make(chan interface{})
@@ -2016,6 +2054,14 @@ func TestMissingResources(t *testing.T) {
 					Sticky: false,
 				},
 			},
+			"missing_endpoint_subsets": {
+				Servers:        map[string]types.Server{},
+				CircuitBreaker: nil,
+				LoadBalancer: &types.LoadBalancer{
+					Method: "wrr",
+					Sticky: false,
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		Frontends: map[string]*types.Frontend{
 			"fully_working": {
@@ -2036,6 +2082,15 @@ func TestMissingResources(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			"missing_endpoint_subsets": {
+				Backend:        "missing_endpoint_subsets",
+				PassHostHeader: true,
+				Routes: map[string]types.Route{
+					"missing_endpoint_subsets": {
+						Rule: "Host:missing_endpoint_subsets",
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
index d11a34b61..c0d9a7657 100644
--- a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [backends]{{range $backendName, $backend := .Backends}}
+    [backends."{{$backendName}}"]
     {{if $backend.CircuitBreaker}}
     [backends."{{$backendName}}".circuitbreaker]
       expression = "{{$backend.CircuitBreaker.Expression}}"