diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
index cf4876056..84d9155be 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func (ic *GenericController) createServers(data []*extensions.Ingress,
 	aliases := make(map[string]string, len(data))
 
 	bdef := ic.GetDefaultBackend()
-	ngxProxy := &proxy.Configuration{
+	ngxProxy := proxy.Configuration{
 		BodySize:         bdef.ProxyBodySize,
 		ConnectTimeout:   bdef.ProxyConnectTimeout,
 		SendTimeout:      bdef.ProxySendTimeout,
diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/util_test.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/util_test.go
index 3a785e5cc..3847cb2ba 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/util_test.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/util_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestMergeLocationAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		"Redirect":           redirect.Redirect{},
 		"Rewrite":            rewrite.Redirect{},
 		"Whitelist":          ipwhitelist.SourceRange{},
-		"Proxy":              &proxy.Configuration{},
+		"Proxy":              proxy.Configuration{},
 		"UsePortInRedirects": true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/types.go b/core/pkg/ingress/types.go
index da6d86386..52ba386f5 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/types.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/types.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ type Location struct {
 	// Proxy contains information about timeouts and buffer sizes
 	// to be used in connections against endpoints
 	// +optional
-	Proxy *proxy.Configuration `json:"proxy,omitempty"`
+	Proxy proxy.Configuration `json:"proxy,omitempty"`
 	// UsePortInRedirects indicates if redirects must specify the port
 	// +optional
 	UsePortInRedirects bool `json:"usePortInRedirects"`
diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/types_equals.go b/core/pkg/ingress/types_equals.go
index 76a3d0598..c52c6461d 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/types_equals.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/types_equals.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (l1 *Location) Equal(l2 *Location) bool {
 	if !(&l1.Whitelist).Equal(&l2.Whitelist) {
 		return false
 	}
-	if !(l1.Proxy).Equal(l2.Proxy) {
+	if !(&l1.Proxy).Equal(&l2.Proxy) {
 		return false
 	}
 	if l1.UsePortInRedirects != l2.UsePortInRedirects {