diff --git a/server/server_configuration.go b/server/server_configuration.go
index 2646505f8..73cc07eab 100644
--- a/server/server_configuration.go
+++ b/server/server_configuration.go
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ func (s *Server) loadConfiguration(configMsg types.ConfigMessage) {
 
 	s.metricsRegistry.ConfigReloadsCounter().Add(1)
 
-	newServerEntryPoints, err := s.loadConfig(newConfigurations, s.globalConfiguration)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.metricsRegistry.ConfigReloadsFailureCounter().Add(1)
-		s.metricsRegistry.LastConfigReloadFailureGauge().Set(float64(time.Now().Unix()))
-		log.Error("Error loading new configuration, aborted ", err)
-		return
-	}
+	newServerEntryPoints := s.loadConfig(newConfigurations, s.globalConfiguration)
 
 	s.metricsRegistry.LastConfigReloadSuccessGauge().Set(float64(time.Now().Unix()))
 
@@ -77,11 +71,7 @@ func (s *Server) loadConfiguration(configMsg types.ConfigMessage) {
 
 // loadConfig returns a new gorilla.mux Route from the specified global configuration and the dynamic
 // provider configurations.
-func (s *Server) loadConfig(configurations types.Configurations, globalConfiguration configuration.GlobalConfiguration) (map[string]*serverEntryPoint, error) {
-	redirectHandlers, err := s.buildEntryPointRedirect()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func (s *Server) loadConfig(configurations types.Configurations, globalConfiguration configuration.GlobalConfiguration) map[string]*serverEntryPoint {
 
 	serverEntryPoints := s.buildServerEntryPoints()
 
@@ -95,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Server) loadConfig(configurations types.Configurations, globalConfigura
 
 		for _, frontendName := range frontendNames {
 			frontendPostConfigs, err := s.loadFrontendConfig(providerName, frontendName, config,
-				redirectHandlers, serverEntryPoints,
+				serverEntryPoints,
 				backendsHandlers, backendsHealthCheck)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("%v. Skipping frontend %s...", err, frontendName)
@@ -128,12 +118,12 @@ func (s *Server) loadConfig(configurations types.Configurations, globalConfigura
 		}
 	}
 
-	return serverEntryPoints, err
+	return serverEntryPoints
 }
 
 func (s *Server) loadFrontendConfig(
 	providerName string, frontendName string, config *types.Configuration,
-	redirectHandlers map[string]negroni.Handler, serverEntryPoints map[string]*serverEntryPoint,
+	serverEntryPoints map[string]*serverEntryPoint,
 	backendsHandlers map[string]http.Handler, backendsHealthCheck map[string]*healthcheck.BackendConfig,
 ) ([]handlerPostConfig, error) {
 
@@ -194,10 +184,6 @@ func (s *Server) loadFrontendConfig(
 
 			n := negroni.New()
 
-			if _, exist := redirectHandlers[entryPointName]; exist {
-				n.Use(redirectHandlers[entryPointName])
-			}
-
 			for _, handler := range handlers {
 				n.Use(handler)
 			}
diff --git a/server/server_configuration_test.go b/server/server_configuration_test.go
index fa945c830..5fbad854e 100644
--- a/server/server_configuration_test.go
+++ b/server/server_configuration_test.go
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ func TestServerLoadConfigHealthCheckOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 				srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, entryPoints)
 
-				_, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				_ = srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
 
 				expectedNumHealthCheckBackends := 0
 				if healthCheck != nil {
@@ -187,8 +186,7 @@ func TestServerLoadConfigEmptyBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, entryPoints)
-	_, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
 }
 
 func TestServerLoadCertificateWithDefaultEntryPoint(t *testing.T) {
@@ -214,9 +212,9 @@ func TestServerLoadCertificateWithDefaultEntryPoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, entryPoints)
-	if mapEntryPoints, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("got error: %s", err)
-	} else if !mapEntryPoints["https"].certs.ContainsCertificates() {
+
+	mapEntryPoints := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
+	if !mapEntryPoints["https"].certs.ContainsCertificates() {
 		t.Fatal("got error: https entryPoint must have TLS certificates.")
 	}
 }
@@ -259,10 +257,7 @@ func TestReuseBackend(t *testing.T) {
 
 	srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, entryPoints)
 
-	serverEntryPoints, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error loading config: %s", err)
-	}
+	serverEntryPoints := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
 
 	// Test that the /ok path returns a status 200.
 	responseRecorderOk := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{}
diff --git a/server/server_middlewares.go b/server/server_middlewares.go
index 4edf25c3d..9a2922b34 100644
--- a/server/server_middlewares.go
+++ b/server/server_middlewares.go
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ func (s *Server) buildServerEntryPointMiddlewares(serverEntryPointName string, s
 		}
 	}
 
+	if s.entryPoints[serverEntryPointName].Configuration.Redirect != nil {
+		redirectHandlers, err := s.buildEntryPointRedirect()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create redirect middleware: %v", err)
+		}
+		serverMiddlewares = append(serverMiddlewares, redirectHandlers[serverEntryPointName])
+	}
+
 	if s.entryPoints[serverEntryPointName].Configuration.Auth != nil {
 		authMiddleware, err := mauth.NewAuthenticator(s.entryPoints[serverEntryPointName].Configuration.Auth, s.tracingMiddleware)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/server_middlewares_test.go b/server/server_middlewares_test.go
index 06b6a3311..d8552b7b0 100644
--- a/server/server_middlewares_test.go
+++ b/server/server_middlewares_test.go
@@ -285,6 +285,5 @@ func TestServerGenericFrontendAuthFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, nil)
 
-	_, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
 }
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index f1572002f..50fa497eb 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -333,10 +333,7 @@ func TestServerResponseEmptyBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			dynamicConfigs := types.Configurations{"config": test.config(testServer.URL)}
 
 			srv := NewServer(globalConfig, nil, entryPointsConfig)
-			entryPoints, err := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("error loading config: %s", err)
-			}
+			entryPoints := srv.loadConfig(dynamicConfigs, globalConfig)
 
 			responseRecorder := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{}
 			request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, testServer.URL+requestPath, nil)