diff --git a/pkg/config/kv/kv_node.go b/pkg/config/kv/kv_node.go
index 3cb4f6c30..4b5a83594 100644
--- a/pkg/config/kv/kv_node.go
+++ b/pkg/config/kv/kv_node.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ func DecodeToNode(pairs []*store.KVPair, rootName string, filters ...string) (*p
 	var node *parser.Node
 
 	for i, pair := range sortedPairs {
-		split := strings.FieldsFunc(pair.Key, func(c rune) bool { return c == '/' })
-
-		if split[0] != rootName {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid label root %s", split[0])
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(pair.Key, rootName+"/") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid label root %s", rootName)
 		}
 
-		var parts []string
+		split := strings.Split(pair.Key[len(rootName)+1:], "/")
+
+		parts := []string{rootName}
 		for _, fragment := range split {
 			if exp.MatchString(fragment) {
 				parts = append(parts, "["+fragment+"]")
diff --git a/pkg/config/kv/kv_test.go b/pkg/config/kv/kv_test.go
index 26f1a5e03..c94da1bce 100644
--- a/pkg/config/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -8,42 +8,93 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDecode(t *testing.T) {
-	pairs := mapToPairs(map[string]string{
-		"traefik/fielda":        "bar",
-		"traefik/fieldb":        "1",
-		"traefik/fieldc":        "true",
-		"traefik/fieldd/0":      "one",
-		"traefik/fieldd/1":      "two",
-		"traefik/fielde":        "",
-		"traefik/fieldf/Test1":  "A",
-		"traefik/fieldf/Test2":  "B",
-		"traefik/fieldg/0/name": "A",
-		"traefik/fieldg/1/name": "B",
-	})
-
-	element := &sample{}
-
-	err := Decode(pairs, element, "traefik")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	expected := &sample{
-		FieldA: "bar",
-		FieldB: 1,
-		FieldC: true,
-		FieldD: []string{"one", "two"},
-		FieldE: &struct {
-			Name string
-		}{},
-		FieldF: map[string]string{
-			"Test1": "A",
-			"Test2": "B",
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		rootName string
+		pairs    map[string]string
+		expected *sample
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:     "simple case",
+			rootName: "traefik",
+			pairs: map[string]string{
+				"traefik/fielda":        "bar",
+				"traefik/fieldb":        "1",
+				"traefik/fieldc":        "true",
+				"traefik/fieldd/0":      "one",
+				"traefik/fieldd/1":      "two",
+				"traefik/fielde":        "",
+				"traefik/fieldf/Test1":  "A",
+				"traefik/fieldf/Test2":  "B",
+				"traefik/fieldg/0/name": "A",
+				"traefik/fieldg/1/name": "B",
+			},
+			expected: &sample{
+				FieldA: "bar",
+				FieldB: 1,
+				FieldC: true,
+				FieldD: []string{"one", "two"},
+				FieldE: &struct {
+					Name string
+				}{},
+				FieldF: map[string]string{
+					"Test1": "A",
+					"Test2": "B",
+				},
+				FieldG: []sub{
+					{Name: "A"},
+					{Name: "B"},
+				},
+			},
 		},
-		FieldG: []sub{
-			{Name: "A"},
-			{Name: "B"},
+		{
+			desc:     "multi-level root name",
+			rootName: "foo/bar/traefik",
+			pairs: map[string]string{
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fielda":        "bar",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldb":        "2",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldc":        "true",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldd/0":      "one",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldd/1":      "two",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fielde":        "",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldf/Test1":  "A",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldf/Test2":  "B",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldg/0/name": "A",
+				"foo/bar/traefik/fieldg/1/name": "B",
+			},
+			expected: &sample{
+				FieldA: "bar",
+				FieldB: 2,
+				FieldC: true,
+				FieldD: []string{"one", "two"},
+				FieldE: &struct {
+					Name string
+				}{},
+				FieldF: map[string]string{
+					"Test1": "A",
+					"Test2": "B",
+				},
+				FieldG: []sub{
+					{Name: "A"},
+					{Name: "B"},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, element)
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			element := &sample{}
+
+			err := Decode(mapToPairs(test.pairs), element, test.rootName)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, element)
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 type sample struct {