diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e1465db2c..ad7b64876 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (server *Server) defaultConfigurationValues(configuration *types.Configurat
 		return
 	}
 	server.configureFrontends(configuration.Frontends)
-	configureBackends(configuration.Backends)
+	server.configureBackends(configuration.Backends)
 }
 
 func (server *Server) listenConfigurations(stop chan bool) {
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ func (server *Server) configureFrontends(frontends map[string]*types.Frontend) {
 	}
 }
 
-func configureBackends(backends map[string]*types.Backend) {
+func (*Server) configureBackends(backends map[string]*types.Backend) {
 	for backendName, backend := range backends {
 		_, err := types.NewLoadBalancerMethod(backend.LoadBalancer)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 9c4d6bdf9..cb4c2d6d9 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ func TestConfigureBackends(t *testing.T) {
 				LoadBalancer: test.lb,
 			}
 
-			configureBackends(map[string]*types.Backend{
+			srv := Server{}
+			srv.configureBackends(map[string]*types.Backend{
 				"backend": backend,
 			})