diff --git a/acme/acme.go b/acme/acme.go
index 492439d83..3a7317562 100644
--- a/acme/acme.go
+++ b/acme/acme.go
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ func (a *ACME) leadershipListener(elected bool) error {
 			}
 
 			needRegister = true
+		} else if len(account.KeyType) == 0 {
+			// Set the KeyType if not already defined in the account
+			account.KeyType = acmeprovider.GetKeyType(a.KeyType)
 		}
 
 		a.client, err = a.buildACMEClient(account)
diff --git a/provider/acme/provider.go b/provider/acme/provider.go
index 4a3ccdec2..95b816b24 100644
--- a/provider/acme/provider.go
+++ b/provider/acme/provider.go
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ func (p *Provider) initAccount() (*Account, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Set the KeyType if not already defined in the account
+	if len(p.account.KeyType) == 0 {
+		p.account.KeyType = GetKeyType(p.KeyType)
+	}
+
 	return p.account, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/provider/acme/provider_test.go b/provider/acme/provider_test.go
index abbe34a0f..e2c948e36 100644
--- a/provider/acme/provider_test.go
+++ b/provider/acme/provider_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	traefiktls "github.com/containous/traefik/tls"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/xenolf/lego/acme"
 )
 
 func TestGetUncheckedCertificates(t *testing.T) {
@@ -562,3 +563,82 @@ func TestUseBackOffToObtainCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInitAccount(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc            string
+		account         *Account
+		email           string
+		keyType         string
+		expectedAccount *Account
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Existing account with all information",
+			account: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.EC256,
+			},
+			expectedAccount: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.EC256,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc:    "Account nil",
+			email:   "foo@foo.net",
+			keyType: "EC256",
+			expectedAccount: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.EC256,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Existing account with no email",
+			account: &Account{
+				KeyType: acme.RSA4096,
+			},
+			email:   "foo@foo.net",
+			keyType: "EC256",
+			expectedAccount: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.EC256,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Existing account with no key type",
+			account: &Account{
+				Email: "foo@foo.net",
+			},
+			email:   "bar@foo.net",
+			keyType: "EC256",
+			expectedAccount: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.EC256,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Existing account and provider with no key type",
+			account: &Account{
+				Email: "foo@foo.net",
+			},
+			email: "bar@foo.net",
+			expectedAccount: &Account{
+				Email:   "foo@foo.net",
+				KeyType: acme.RSA4096,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			acmeProvider := Provider{account: test.account, Configuration: &Configuration{Email: test.email, KeyType: test.keyType}}
+
+			actualAccount, err := acmeProvider.initAccount()
+			assert.Nil(t, err, "Init account in error")
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedAccount.Email, actualAccount.Email, "unexpected email account")
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedAccount.KeyType, actualAccount.KeyType, "unexpected keyType account")
+		})
+	}
+}