diff --git a/provider/k8s/client.go b/provider/k8s/client.go
index 20e501cbb..770b9f788 100644
--- a/provider/k8s/client.go
+++ b/provider/k8s/client.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	// APIEndpoint defines the base path for kubernetes API resources.
 	APIEndpoint        = "/api/v1"
-	defaultService     = "/namespaces/default/services"
 	extentionsEndpoint = "/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	defaultIngress     = "/ingresses"
 )
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 type Client interface {
 	GetIngresses(predicate func(Ingress) bool) ([]Ingress, error)
 	WatchIngresses(predicate func(Ingress) bool, stopCh <-chan bool) (chan interface{}, chan error, error)
-	GetServices(predicate func(Service) bool) ([]Service, error)
+	GetServices(namespace string, predicate func(Service) bool) ([]Service, error)
 }
 
 type clientImpl struct {
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ func (c *clientImpl) WatchIngresses(predicate func(Ingress) bool, stopCh <-chan
 }
 
 // GetServices returns all services in the cluster
-func (c *clientImpl) GetServices(predicate func(Service) bool) ([]Service, error) {
-	getURL := c.endpointURL + APIEndpoint + defaultService
+func (c *clientImpl) GetServices(namespace string, predicate func(Service) bool) ([]Service, error) {
+	getURL := c.endpointURL + APIEndpoint + "/namespaces/" + namespace + "/services"
 
 	// Make request to Kubernetes API
 	request := gorequest.New().Get(getURL)
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes.go
index 0ea5f06bb..53cc07a16 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes.go
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ func (provider *Kubernetes) loadIngresses(k8sClient k8s.Client) (*types.Configur
 				}
 				if len(pa.Path) > 0 {
 					templateObjects.Frontends[r.Host+pa.Path].Routes[pa.Path] = types.Route{
-						Rule: "PathStrip:" + pa.Path,
+						Rule: "PathPrefixStrip:" + pa.Path,
 					}
 				}
-				services, err := k8sClient.GetServices(func(service k8s.Service) bool {
+				services, err := k8sClient.GetServices(i.Namespace, func(service k8s.Service) bool {
 					return service.Name == pa.Backend.ServiceName
 				})
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
index c525344bf..1b3dd1bd6 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestLoadIngresses(t *testing.T) {
 				Backend: "foo/bar",
 				Routes: map[string]types.Route{
 					"/bar": {
-						Rule: "PathStrip:/bar",
+						Rule: "PathPrefixStrip:/bar",
 					},
 					"foo": {
 						Rule: "Host:foo",
@@ -179,6 +179,6 @@ func (c clientMock) GetIngresses(predicate func(k8s.Ingress) bool) ([]k8s.Ingres
 func (c clientMock) WatchIngresses(predicate func(k8s.Ingress) bool, stopCh <-chan bool) (chan interface{}, chan error, error) {
 	return c.watchChan, make(chan error), nil
 }
-func (c clientMock) GetServices(predicate func(k8s.Service) bool) ([]k8s.Service, error) {
+func (c clientMock) GetServices(namespace string, predicate func(k8s.Service) bool) ([]k8s.Service, error) {
 	return c.services, nil
 }