diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go b/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
index 4e53e9a1f..81ec0f08a 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
@@ -180,11 +180,22 @@ func frontend(backend string, opts ...func(*types.Frontend)) func(*types.Fronten
 		for _, opt := range opts {
 			opt(f)
 		}
+		// related the function frontendName
+		name := f.Backend
 		f.Backend = backend
+		if len(name) > 0 {
+			return name
+		}
 		return backend
 	}
 }
 
+func frontendName(name string) func(*types.Frontend) {
+	return func(f *types.Frontend) {
+		// store temporary the frontend name into the backend name
+		f.Backend = name
+	}
+}
 func passHostHeader() func(*types.Frontend) {
 	return func(f *types.Frontend) {
 		f.PassHostHeader = true
diff --git a/testhelpers/config.go b/testhelpers/config.go
index 2217787dd..1abe0cf77 100644
--- a/testhelpers/config.go
+++ b/testhelpers/config.go
@@ -91,11 +91,25 @@ func WithFrontend(backend string, opts ...func(*types.Frontend)) func(*types.Fro
 		for _, opt := range opts {
 			opt(f)
 		}
+
+		// related the function WithFrontendName
+		name := f.Backend
 		f.Backend = backend
+		if len(name) > 0 {
+			return name
+		}
 		return backend
 	}
 }
 
+// WithFrontendName is a helper to create a configuration
+func WithFrontendName(name string) func(*types.Frontend) {
+	return func(f *types.Frontend) {
+		// store temporary the frontend name into the backend name
+		f.Backend = name
+	}
+}
+
 // WithEntryPoints is a helper to create a configuration
 func WithEntryPoints(eps ...string) func(*types.Frontend) {
 	return func(f *types.Frontend) {