diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileInternalConfigurationCreator.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileInternalConfigurationCreator.cs
index d393b648..89bd7a41 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileInternalConfigurationCreator.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileInternalConfigurationCreator.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using Ocelot.Configuration.Validator;
 using Ocelot.DependencyInjection;
 using Ocelot.Logging;
 using Ocelot.Responses;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
 {
@@ -49,14 +50,14 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
             IRateLimitOptionsCreator rateLimitOptionsCreator,
             IRegionCreator regionCreator,
             IHttpHandlerOptionsCreator httpHandlerOptionsCreator,
-            IAdministrationPath adminPath,
+            IServiceProvider serviceProvider,
             IHeaderFindAndReplaceCreator headerFAndRCreator,
             IDownstreamAddressesCreator downstreamAddressesCreator
             )
         {
             _downstreamAddressesCreator = downstreamAddressesCreator;
             _headerFAndRCreator = headerFAndRCreator;
-            _adminPath = adminPath;
+            _adminPath = serviceProvider.GetService<IAdministrationPath>();
             _regionCreator = regionCreator;
             _rateLimitOptionsCreator = rateLimitOptionsCreator;
             _requestIdKeyCreator = requestIdKeyCreator;
@@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
 
             var httpHandlerOptions = _httpHandlerOptionsCreator.Create(fileConfiguration.GlobalConfiguration.HttpHandlerOptions);
 
+            var adminPath = _adminPath != null ? _adminPath.Path : null;
+
             var config = new InternalConfiguration(reRoutes, 
-                _adminPath.Path, 
+                adminPath, 
                 serviceProviderConfiguration, 
                 fileConfiguration.GlobalConfiguration.RequestIdKey, 
                 lbOptions, 
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/NullAdministrationPath.cs b/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/NullAdministrationPath.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ef626b7..00000000
--- a/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/NullAdministrationPath.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-namespace Ocelot.DependencyInjection
-{
-    public class NullAdministrationPath : IAdministrationPath
-    {
-        public NullAdministrationPath()
-        {
-            Path = null;
-        }
-
-        public string Path {get;private set;}
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/OcelotBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/OcelotBuilder.cs
index c742fd0f..f120742d 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/OcelotBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/DependencyInjection/OcelotBuilder.cs
@@ -152,12 +152,10 @@ namespace Ocelot.DependencyInjection
             _services.AddLogging();
             _services.AddMiddlewareAnalysis();
             _services.AddWebEncoders();
-            _services.AddSingleton<IAdministrationPath>(new NullAdministrationPath());
 
             _services.TryAddSingleton<IMultiplexer, Multiplexer>();
             _services.TryAddSingleton<IResponseAggregator, SimpleJsonResponseAggregator>();
             _services.AddSingleton<ITracingHandlerFactory, TracingHandlerFactory>();
-
             _services.TryAddSingleton<IFileConfigurationPollerOptions, InMemoryFileConfigurationPollerOptions>();
             _services.TryAddSingleton<IAddHeadersToResponse, AddHeadersToResponse>();
             _services.TryAddSingleton<IPlaceholders, Placeholders>();
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.DependencyInjection
                 AddIdentityServer(identityServerConfiguration, administrationPath);
             }
 
-            var descriptor = new ServiceDescriptor(typeof(IAdministrationPath), administrationPath);
-            _services.Replace(descriptor);
+            _services.AddSingleton<IAdministrationPath>(administrationPath);
             return new OcelotAdministrationBuilder(_services, _configurationRoot);
         }
 
@@ -194,9 +191,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.DependencyInjection
                 AddIdentityServer(configureOptions);
             }
 
-            //todo - hack because we add this earlier so it always exists for some reason...investigate..
-            var descriptor = new ServiceDescriptor(typeof(IAdministrationPath), administrationPath);
-            _services.Replace(descriptor);
+            _services.AddSingleton<IAdministrationPath>(administrationPath);
             return new OcelotAdministrationBuilder(_services, _configurationRoot);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddlewareExtensions.cs b/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddlewareExtensions.cs
index d5421b12..00a2a2ae 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddlewareExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Middleware/OcelotMiddlewareExtensions.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
         private static bool AdministrationApiInUse(IAdministrationPath adminPath)
         {
-            return adminPath.GetType() != typeof(NullAdministrationPath);
+            return adminPath != null;
         }
 
         private static async Task SetFileConfigInConsul(IApplicationBuilder builder,
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/FileInternalConfigurationCreatorTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/FileInternalConfigurationCreatorTests.cs
index b9d4a422..f545e04c 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/FileInternalConfigurationCreatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/FileInternalConfigurationCreatorTests.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         private readonly Mock<IRateLimitOptionsCreator> _rateLimitOptions;
         private readonly Mock<IRegionCreator> _regionCreator;
         private readonly Mock<IHttpHandlerOptionsCreator> _httpHandlerOptionsCreator;
-        private readonly Mock<IAdministrationPath> _adminPath;
+        private readonly Mock<IServiceProvider> _serviceProvider;
         private readonly Mock<IHeaderFindAndReplaceCreator> _headerFindAndReplaceCreator;
         private readonly Mock<IDownstreamAddressesCreator> _downstreamAddressesCreator;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             _rateLimitOptions = new Mock<IRateLimitOptionsCreator>();
             _regionCreator = new Mock<IRegionCreator>();
             _httpHandlerOptionsCreator = new Mock<IHttpHandlerOptionsCreator>();
-            _adminPath = new Mock<IAdministrationPath>();
+            _serviceProvider = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
             _headerFindAndReplaceCreator = new Mock<IHeaderFindAndReplaceCreator>();
             _downstreamAddressesCreator = new Mock<IDownstreamAddressesCreator>();
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                 _rateLimitOptions.Object,
                 _regionCreator.Object,
                 _httpHandlerOptionsCreator.Object,
-                _adminPath.Object,
+                _serviceProvider.Object,
                 _headerFindAndReplaceCreator.Object,
                 _downstreamAddressesCreator.Object);
         }