diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
index 44e50cbd8..863711cce 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (p *Provider) loadConfigurationFromIngresses(ctx context.Context, client Cl
 					continue
 				}
 
-				conf.HTTP.Routers["/"] = &dynamic.Router{
+				conf.HTTP.Routers["default-router"] = &dynamic.Router{
 					Rule:     "PathPrefix(`/`)",
 					Priority: math.MinInt32,
 					Service:  "default-backend",
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes_test.go
index 76c02240d..a75c4356d 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/ingress/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestLoadConfigurationFromIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				HTTP: &dynamic.HTTPConfiguration{
 					Middlewares: map[string]*dynamic.Middleware{},
 					Routers: map[string]*dynamic.Router{
-						"/": {
+						"default-router": {
 							Rule:     "PathPrefix(`/`)",
 							Service:  "default-backend",
 							Priority: math.MinInt32,
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ func TestLoadConfigurationFromIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				HTTP: &dynamic.HTTPConfiguration{
 					Middlewares: map[string]*dynamic.Middleware{},
 					Routers: map[string]*dynamic.Router{
-						"/": {
+						"default-router": {
 							Rule:     "PathPrefix(`/`)",
 							Service:  "default-backend",
 							Priority: math.MinInt32,