diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index 4443a2508..e89755e60 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 type Route struct {
-	Category string
+	Rule string
 	Value    string
 }
 
diff --git a/providerTemplates/docker.tmpl b/providerTemplates/docker.tmpl
index bbc0be8fe..99c439107 100644
--- a/providerTemplates/docker.tmpl
+++ b/providerTemplates/docker.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
   {{$container := index $containers 0}}
   backend = "backend-{{getBackend $container}}"
     [frontends.frontend-{{$host}}.routes.route-host-{{$host}}]
-    category = "Host"
+    rule = "Host"
     value = "{{$host}}.{{$.Domain}}"
 {{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providerTemplates/marathon.tmpl b/providerTemplates/marathon.tmpl
index bd70edeab..895d494dc 100644
--- a/providerTemplates/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/providerTemplates/marathon.tmpl
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   [frontends.frontend{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}]
   backend = "backend{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}"
     [frontends.frontend-{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}.routes.route-host-{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}]
-    category = "Host"
+    rule = "Host"
     value = "{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}.{{$.Domain}}"
 {{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/configuration.tmpl b/templates/configuration.tmpl
index 77f50dec0..ff71ed6d7 100644
--- a/templates/configuration.tmpl
+++ b/templates/configuration.tmpl
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
                 <table class="table table-striped table-hover">
                     <tr>
                         <td><em>Route</em></td>
-                        <td><em>Category</em></td>
+                        <td><em>Rule</em></td>
                         <td><em>Value</em></td>
                     </tr>
                     {{range $keyRoutes, $valueRoutes := $valueFrontends.Routes}}
                     <tr>
                         <td>{{$keyRoutes}}</td>
-                        <td>{{$valueRoutes.Category}}</td>
+                        <td>{{$valueRoutes.Rule}}</td>
                         <td>{{$valueRoutes.Value}}</td>
                     </tr>
                     {{end}}
diff --git a/traefik.go b/traefik.go
index db4472eac..5fa0b7100 100644
--- a/traefik.go
+++ b/traefik.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func LoadConfig(configuration *Configuration, gloablConfiguration *GlobalConfigu
 		newRoute := router.NewRoute()
 		for routeName, route := range frontend.Routes {
 			log.Debug("Creating route %s", routeName)
-			newRouteReflect := Invoke(newRoute, route.Category, route.Value)
+			newRouteReflect := Invoke(newRoute, route.Rule, route.Value)
 			newRoute = newRouteReflect[0].Interface().(*mux.Route)
 		}
 		if backends[frontend.Backend] == nil {
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index fd5766ddb..16adb1603 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@
 #   [frontends.frontend1]
 #   backend = "backend2"
 #     [frontends.frontend1.routes.test_1]
-#     category = "Host"
+#     rule = "Host"
 #     value = "test.localhost"
 #   [frontends.frontend2]
 #   backend = "backend1"
 #     [frontends.frontend2.routes.test_2]
-#     category = "Path"
+#     rule = "Path"
 #     value = "/test"