diff --git a/provider/docker/config.go b/provider/docker/config.go
index f2f88d4c8..6e3421812 100644
--- a/provider/docker/config.go
+++ b/provider/docker/config.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func (p *Provider) getFrontendRule(container dockerData, segmentLabels map[strin
 }
 
 func (p Provider) getIPAddress(container dockerData) string {
-
 	if value := label.GetStringValue(container.Labels, labelDockerNetwork, ""); value != "" {
 		networkSettings := container.NetworkSettings
 		if networkSettings.Networks != nil {
@@ -248,6 +247,8 @@ func (p Provider) getIPAddress(container dockerData) string {
 	for _, network := range container.NetworkSettings.Networks {
 		return network.Addr
 	}
+
+	log.Warnf("Unable to find the IP address for the container %q.", container.Name)
 	return ""
 }
 
@@ -316,12 +317,17 @@ func (p *Provider) getServers(containers []dockerData) map[string]types.Server {
 	var servers map[string]types.Server
 
 	for i, container := range containers {
+		ip := p.getIPAddress(container)
+		if len(ip) == 0 {
+			log.Warnf("Unable to find the IP address for the container %q: the server is ignored.", container.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if servers == nil {
 			servers = make(map[string]types.Server)
 		}
 
 		protocol := label.GetStringValue(container.SegmentLabels, label.TraefikProtocol, label.DefaultProtocol)
-		ip := p.getIPAddress(container)
 		port := getPort(container)
 
 		serverName := "server-" + container.SegmentName + "-" + container.Name
diff --git a/provider/docker/config_container_docker_test.go b/provider/docker/config_container_docker_test.go
index 90d910711..d8b4564bd 100644
--- a/provider/docker/config_container_docker_test.go
+++ b/provider/docker/config_container_docker_test.go
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ func TestDockerBuildConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		test := test
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
+
 			var dockerDataList []dockerData
 			for _, cont := range test.containers {
 				dData := parseContainer(cont)
@@ -1019,3 +1020,122 @@ func TestDockerGetPort(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDockerGetServers(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &Provider{}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc       string
+		containers []docker.ContainerJSON
+		expected   map[string]types.Server
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:     "no container",
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "with a simple container",
+			containers: []docker.ContainerJSON{
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test1"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.10")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"80/tcp": {},
+					})),
+			},
+			expected: map[string]types.Server{
+				"server-test1": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.10:80",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "with several containers",
+			containers: []docker.ContainerJSON{
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test1"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.11")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"80/tcp": {},
+					})),
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test2"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.12")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"81/tcp": {},
+					})),
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test3"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.13")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"82/tcp": {},
+					})),
+			},
+			expected: map[string]types.Server{
+				"server-test1": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.11:80",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+				"server-test2": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.12:81",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+				"server-test3": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.13:82",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "ignore one container because no ip address",
+			containers: []docker.ContainerJSON{
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test1"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"80/tcp": {},
+					})),
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test2"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.12")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"81/tcp": {},
+					})),
+				containerJSON(
+					name("test3"),
+					withNetwork("testnet", ipv4("10.10.10.13")),
+					ports(nat.PortMap{
+						"82/tcp": {},
+					})),
+			},
+			expected: map[string]types.Server{
+				"server-test2": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.12:81",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+				"server-test3": {
+					URL:    "http://10.10.10.13:82",
+					Weight: 1,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			var dockerDataList []dockerData
+			for _, cont := range test.containers {
+				dData := parseContainer(cont)
+				dockerDataList = append(dockerDataList, dData)
+			}
+
+			servers := p.getServers(dockerDataList)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, servers)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/provider/rancher/config.go b/provider/rancher/config.go
index a24c4c191..6b59ca9fd 100644
--- a/provider/rancher/config.go
+++ b/provider/rancher/config.go
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ func getServers(service rancherData) map[string]types.Server {
 	var servers map[string]types.Server
 
 	for index, ip := range service.Containers {
+		if len(ip) == 0 {
+			log.Warnf("Unable to find the IP address for a container in the service %q: this container is ignored.", service.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if servers == nil {
 			servers = make(map[string]types.Server)
 		}
diff --git a/provider/rancher/config_test.go b/provider/rancher/config_test.go
index 599ae8de0..4154794ab 100644
--- a/provider/rancher/config_test.go
+++ b/provider/rancher/config_test.go
@@ -832,6 +832,18 @@ func TestGetServers(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: nil,
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "should return nil when no server IPs",
+			service: rancherData{
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					label.TraefikWeight: "7",
+				},
+				Containers: []string{""},
+				Health:     "healthy",
+				State:      "active",
+			},
+			expected: nil,
+		},
 		{
 			desc: "should use default weight when invalid weight value",
 			service: rancherData{