diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 4048b63d06..eca858189c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ type Asset struct {
 
 // Policy enables us to use multiple directors.
 type Policy struct {
-	Name   string  `mapstructure:"name"`
-	Routes []Route `mapstructure:"routes"`
+	Name   string
+	Routes []Route
 }
 
 // Route define forwarding routes
 type Route struct {
-	Endpoint    string `mapstructure:"endpoint"`
-	Backend     string `mapstructure:"backend"`
-	ApacheVHost bool   `mapstructure:"apache-vhost"`
+	Endpoint    string
+	Backend     string
+	ApacheVHost bool `mapstructure:"apache-vhost"`
 }
 
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	HTTP     HTTP
 	Tracing  Tracing
 	Asset    Asset
-	Policies []Policy `mapstructure:"policies"`
+	Policies []Policy
 }
 
 // New initializes a new configuration
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
index 766129b5ba..db30b49175 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ func NewMultiHostReverseProxy(opts ...Option) *MultiHostReverseProxy {
 		logger:    options.Logger,
 	}
 
+	if options.Config.Policies == nil {
+		reverseProxy.logger.Debug().Msg("config file not provided")
+	}
+
 	for _, policy := range options.Config.Policies {
 		for _, route := range policy.Routes {
 			reverseProxy.logger.Debug().Str("fwd: ", route.Endpoint)