diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
index 6c6acf516..000bfc730 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const (
 
 // Configuration represents the content of nginx.conf file
 type Configuration struct {
-	defaults.Backend
+	defaults.Backend `json:",squash"` //nolint:staticcheck
 
 	// AllowSnippetAnnotations enable users to add their own snippets via ingress annotation.
 	// If disabled, only snippets added via ConfigMap are added to ingress.