diff --git a/docs/content/routing/providers/kubernetes-ingress.md b/docs/content/routing/providers/kubernetes-ingress.md
index afa8a60a5..49bae30b6 100644
--- a/docs/content/routing/providers/kubernetes-ingress.md
+++ b/docs/content/routing/providers/kubernetes-ingress.md
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ which in turn will create the resulting routers, services, handlers, etc.
     See [ServersTransport](../services/index.md#serverstransport) for more information.
 
     ```yaml
-    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/service.serversscheme: mtls@file
+    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/service.serverstransport: foobar@file
     ```
 
 ??? info "`traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/service.passhostheader`"
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
index 87be4f53b..491129cc2 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
@@ -525,13 +525,14 @@ func loadService(client Client, namespace string, backend networkingv1.IngressBa
 
 	if svcConfig != nil && svcConfig.Service != nil {
 		svc.LoadBalancer.Sticky = svcConfig.Service.Sticky
+
 		if svcConfig.Service.PassHostHeader != nil {
 			svc.LoadBalancer.PassHostHeader = svcConfig.Service.PassHostHeader
 		}
-	}
 
-	if svcConfig != nil && svcConfig.Service != nil && svcConfig.Service.ServersTransport != "" {
-		svc.LoadBalancer.ServersTransport = svcConfig.Service.ServersTransport
+		if svcConfig.Service.ServersTransport != "" {
+			svc.LoadBalancer.ServersTransport = svcConfig.Service.ServersTransport
+		}
 	}
 
 	if service.Spec.Type == corev1.ServiceTypeExternalName {