diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go b/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
index 774bf6e07..97af41e10 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
@@ -70,8 +70,23 @@ func ParseAnnotations(ing *extensions.Ingress) (*RateLimit, error) {
 		return &RateLimit{}, parser.ErrMissingAnnotations
 	}
 
-	rps, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRPS, ing)
-	conn, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitIP, ing)
+	rpsMissing := false
+	rps, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRPS, ing)
+	if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+		return &RateLimit{}, err
+	}
+	if err == parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+		rpsMissing = true
+	}
+	conn, errip := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitIP, ing)
+	if errip != nil && errip != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+		return &RateLimit{}, errip
+	}
+	if rpsMissing && errip == parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+		// Both annotations missing, that's not an 'InvalidRateLimit', return the
+		// right error
+		return &RateLimit{}, parser.ErrMissingAnnotations
+	}
 
 	if rps == 0 && conn == 0 {
 		return &RateLimit{
diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go b/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
index 33ff7bcad..d40e4b8a0 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package rewrite
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/parser"
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ type Redirect struct {
 // rule used to rewrite the defined paths
 func ParseAnnotations(cfg defaults.Backend, ing *extensions.Ingress) (*Redirect, error) {
 	if ing.GetAnnotations() == nil {
-		return &Redirect{}, errors.New("no annotations present")
+		return &Redirect{}, parser.ErrMissingAnnotations
 	}
 
 	sslRe, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(sslRedirect, ing)
diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
index 46679ee99..d59d57a9f 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/cors"
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/healthcheck"
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist"
+	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/parser"
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/proxy"
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/ratelimit"
 	"k8s.io/ingress/core/pkg/ingress/annotations/rewrite"
@@ -558,36 +559,42 @@ func (ic *GenericController) getBackendServers() ([]*ingress.Backend, []*ingress
 
 		nginxAuth, err := auth.ParseAnnotations(ing, auth.DefAuthDirectory, ic.getSecret)
 		glog.V(5).Infof("auth annotation: %v", nginxAuth)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading authentication in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading authentication in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		rl, err := ratelimit.ParseAnnotations(ing)
 		glog.V(5).Infof("rate limit annotation: %v", rl)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading rate limit annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading rate limit annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		locRew, err := rewrite.ParseAnnotations(upsDefaults, ing)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error parsing rewrite annotations for Ingress rule %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error parsing rewrite annotations for Ingress rule %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		wl, err := ipwhitelist.ParseAnnotations(upsDefaults, ing)
 		glog.V(5).Infof("white list annotation: %v", wl)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading white list annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading white list annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		eCORS, err := cors.ParseAnnotations(ing)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading CORS annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading CORS annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		ra, err := authreq.ParseAnnotations(ing)
 		glog.V(5).Infof("auth request annotation: %v", ra)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading auth request annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading auth request annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		prx := proxy.ParseAnnotations(upsDefaults, ing)
@@ -595,8 +602,9 @@ func (ic *GenericController) getBackendServers() ([]*ingress.Backend, []*ingress
 
 		certAuth, err := authtls.ParseAnnotations(ing, ic.getAuthCertificate)
 		glog.V(5).Infof("auth request annotation: %v", certAuth)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(5).Infof("error reading certificate auth annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+		if err != nil && err != parser.ErrMissingAnnotations {
+			glog.Errorf("error reading certificate auth annotation in Ingress %v/%v: %v", ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName(), err)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		for _, rule := range ing.Spec.Rules {