diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index 7013455c7..ba69f00b9 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ func NewTraefikDefaultPointersConfiguration() *TraefikConfiguration {
 	defaultMesos.Endpoint = "http://127.0.0.1:5050"
 	defaultMesos.ExposedByDefault = true
 	defaultMesos.Constraints = types.Constraints{}
+	defaultMesos.RefreshSeconds = 30
+	defaultMesos.ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
+	defaultMesos.StateTimeoutSecond = 30
 
 	//default ECS
 	var defaultECS provider.ECS
diff --git a/docs/toml.md b/docs/toml.md
index 9980a4b1f..edde70544 100644
--- a/docs/toml.md
+++ b/docs/toml.md
@@ -1005,12 +1005,14 @@ domain = "mesos.localhost"
 # Zookeeper timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
 
 # Polling interval (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # RefreshSeconds = 30
 
@@ -1023,8 +1025,9 @@ domain = "mesos.localhost"
 # HTTP Timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
-# StateTimeoutSecond = "host"
+# StateTimeoutSecond = "30"
 ```
 
 ## Kubernetes Ingress backend
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index 2c83caacb..9de58ad7d 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -630,12 +630,14 @@
 # Zookeeper timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # ZkDetectionTimeout = 30
 
 # Polling interval (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
 # RefreshSeconds = 30
 
@@ -648,8 +650,9 @@
 # HTTP Timeout (in seconds)
 #
 # Optional
+# Default: 30
 #
-# StateTimeoutSecond = "host"
+# StateTimeoutSecond = "30"
 
 ################################################################
 # Kubernetes Ingress configuration backend