diff --git a/provider/marathon.go b/provider/marathon.go
index 7094b1f9a..a2c8f5532 100644
--- a/provider/marathon.go
+++ b/provider/marathon.go
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ type Marathon struct {
 	Endpoint         string
 	Domain           string
 	NetworkInterface string
+	Basic            *MarathonBasic
 	marathonClient   lightMarathonClient
 }
 
+// MarathonBasic holds basic authentication specific configurations
+type MarathonBasic struct {
+	HTTPBasicAuthUser string
+	HTTPBasicPassword string
+}
+
 type lightMarathonClient interface {
 	Applications(url.Values) (*marathon.Applications, error)
 	AllTasks(v url.Values) (*marathon.Tasks, error)
@@ -32,6 +39,10 @@ func (provider *Marathon) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage)
 	config := marathon.NewDefaultConfig()
 	config.URL = provider.Endpoint
 	config.EventsInterface = provider.NetworkInterface
+	if provider.Basic != nil {
+		config.HTTPBasicAuthUser = provider.Basic.HTTPBasicAuthUser
+		config.HTTPBasicPassword = provider.Basic.HTTPBasicPassword
+	}
 	client, err := marathon.NewClient(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to create a client for marathon, error: %s", err)
diff --git a/tests/compose-marathon.yml b/tests/compose-marathon.yml
index 91685e963..d749fe095 100644
--- a/tests/compose-marathon.yml
+++ b/tests/compose-marathon.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ zk:
     ZK_ID: 1
 
 master:
-  image: mesosphere/mesos-master:0.23.0-1.0.ubuntu1404
+  image: mesosphere/mesos-master:0.26.0-0.2.145.ubuntu1404
   net: host
   environment:
     MESOS_ZK: zk://127.0.0.1:2181/mesos
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ master:
     MESOS_WORK_DIR: /var/lib/mesos
 
 slave:
-  image: mesosphere/mesos-slave:0.23.0-1.0.ubuntu1404
+  image: mesosphere/mesos-slave:0.26.0-0.2.145.ubuntu1404
   net: host
   pid: host
   privileged: true
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ slave:
     - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
 
 marathon:
-  image: mesosphere/marathon:v0.9.2
+  image: mesosphere/marathon:v0.13.0
   net: host
   environment:
     MARATHON_MASTER: zk://127.0.0.1:2181/mesos
diff --git a/tests/whoami.json b/tests/whoami.json
index 741d399d8..138a2264d 100644
--- a/tests/whoami.json
+++ b/tests/whoami.json
@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@
       "network": "BRIDGE",
       "portMappings": [
         { "containerPort": 80, "hostPort": 0, "protocol": "tcp" }
-      ],
-      "parameters": [{
-        "key": "log-driver",
-        "value": "gelf"
-      }, {
-        "key": "log-opt",
-        "value": "gelf-address=udp://172.17.42.1:12201"
-      }]
+      ]
     }
   },
   "healthChecks": [
@@ -32,8 +25,6 @@
   ],
   "labels": {
       "traefik.weight": "1",
-      "traefik.protocole": "https",
-      "traefik.frontend.rule": "Path",
-      "traefik.frontend.value": "/test"
+      "traefik.protocole": "http"
   }
 }
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index f6cf80c77..020bc4acf 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@
 
 # Enable docker TLS connection
 #
+# Optional
+#
 #  [docker.tls]
 #  ca = "/etc/ssl/ca.crt"
 #  cert = "/etc/ssl/docker.crt"
@@ -192,6 +194,14 @@
 #
 # filename = "marathon.tmpl"
 
+# Enable Marathon basic authentication
+#
+# Optional
+#
+#  [marathon.basic]
+#  httpBasicAuthUser = "foo"
+#  httpBasicPassword = "bar"
+
 
 ################################################################
 # Consul KV configuration backend