diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
index 028b89e3..2e442701 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using Ocelot.Values;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
 {
     public class ReRouteBuilder
     {
+        private AuthenticationOptions _authenticationOptions;
         private string _loadBalancerKey;
         private string _downstreamPathTemplate;
         private string _upstreamTemplate;
         private string _upstreamTemplatePattern;
         private string _upstreamHttpMethod;
         private bool _isAuthenticated;
-        private string _authenticationProvider;
-        private string _authenticationProviderUrl;
-        private string _scopeName;
-        private List<string> _additionalScopes;
-        private bool _requireHttps;
-        private string _scopeSecret;
         private List<ClaimToThing> _configHeaderExtractorProperties;
         private List<ClaimToThing> _claimToClaims;
         private Dictionary<string, string> _routeClaimRequirement;
@@ -26,29 +22,19 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
         private string _requestIdHeaderKey;
         private bool _isCached;
         private CacheOptions _fileCacheOptions;
-        private bool _useServiceDiscovery;
-        private string _serviceName;
-        private string _serviceDiscoveryProvider;
-        private string _serviceDiscoveryAddress;
         private string _downstreamScheme;
         private string _downstreamHost;
-        private int _dsPort;
+        private int _downstreamPort;
         private string _loadBalancer;
-        private string _serviceProviderHost;
-        private int _serviceProviderPort;
+        private ServiceProviderConfiguraion _serviceProviderConfiguraion;
         private bool _useQos;
         private QoSOptions _qosOptions;
         public bool _enableRateLimiting;
         public RateLimitOptions _rateLimitOptions;
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder()
-        {
-            _additionalScopes = new List<string>();
-        }
-
         public ReRouteBuilder WithLoadBalancer(string loadBalancer)
         {
-            _loadBalancer = loadBalancer;
+          _loadBalancer = loadBalancer;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -64,37 +50,13 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceDiscoveryAddress(string serviceDiscoveryAddress)
-        {
-            _serviceDiscoveryAddress = serviceDiscoveryAddress;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceDiscoveryProvider(string serviceDiscoveryProvider)
-        {
-            _serviceDiscoveryProvider = serviceDiscoveryProvider;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceName(string serviceName)
-        {
-            _serviceName = serviceName;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithUseServiceDiscovery(bool useServiceDiscovery)
-        {
-            _useServiceDiscovery = useServiceDiscovery;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         public ReRouteBuilder WithDownstreamPathTemplate(string input)
         {
             _downstreamPathTemplate = input;
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithUpstreamTemplate(string input)
+        public ReRouteBuilder WithUpstreamPathTemplate(string input)
         {
             _upstreamTemplate = input;
             return this;
@@ -122,42 +84,6 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithAuthenticationProvider(string input)
-        {
-            _authenticationProvider = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithAuthenticationProviderUrl(string input)
-        {
-            _authenticationProviderUrl = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithAuthenticationProviderScopeName(string input)
-        {
-            _scopeName = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithAuthenticationProviderAdditionalScopes(List<string> input)
-        {
-            _additionalScopes = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithRequireHttps(bool input)
-        {
-            _requireHttps = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithScopeSecret(string input)
-        {
-            _scopeSecret = input;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         public ReRouteBuilder WithRequestIdKey(string input)
         {
             _requestIdHeaderKey = input;
@@ -202,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
 
         public ReRouteBuilder WithDownstreamPort(int port)
         {
-            _dsPort = port;
+            _downstreamPort = port;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -225,15 +151,15 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceProviderHost(string serviceProviderHost)
+        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceProviderConfiguraion(ServiceProviderConfiguraion serviceProviderConfiguraion)
         {
-            _serviceProviderHost = serviceProviderHost;
+            _serviceProviderConfiguraion = serviceProviderConfiguraion;
             return this;
         }
 
-        public ReRouteBuilder WithServiceProviderPort(int serviceProviderPort)
+        public ReRouteBuilder WithAuthenticationOptions(AuthenticationOptions authenticationOptions)
         {
-            _serviceProviderPort = serviceProviderPort;
+            _authenticationOptions = authenticationOptions;
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -252,14 +178,31 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
 
         public ReRoute Build()
         {
-            return new ReRoute(new DownstreamPathTemplate(_downstreamPathTemplate), _upstreamTemplate, _upstreamHttpMethod, _upstreamTemplatePattern, 
-                _isAuthenticated, new AuthenticationOptions(_authenticationProvider, _authenticationProviderUrl, _scopeName, 
-                _requireHttps, _additionalScopes, _scopeSecret), _configHeaderExtractorProperties, _claimToClaims, _routeClaimRequirement, 
-                _isAuthorised, _claimToQueries, _requestIdHeaderKey, _isCached, _fileCacheOptions, _downstreamScheme, _loadBalancer,
-                _downstreamHost, _dsPort, _loadBalancerKey, new ServiceProviderConfiguraion(_serviceName, _downstreamHost, _dsPort, _useServiceDiscovery,
-                _serviceDiscoveryProvider, _serviceProviderHost, _serviceProviderPort),
-                _useQos,_qosOptions,_enableRateLimiting,_rateLimitOptions);
-
+            return new ReRoute(
+                new PathTemplate(_downstreamPathTemplate), 
+                new PathTemplate(_upstreamTemplate), 
+                new HttpMethod(_upstreamHttpMethod), 
+                _upstreamTemplatePattern, 
+                _isAuthenticated, 
+                _authenticationOptions,
+                _configHeaderExtractorProperties, 
+                _claimToClaims, 
+                _routeClaimRequirement, 
+                _isAuthorised, 
+                _claimToQueries, 
+                _requestIdHeaderKey, 
+                _isCached, 
+                _fileCacheOptions, 
+                _downstreamScheme, 
+                _loadBalancer,
+                _downstreamHost, 
+                _downstreamPort, 
+                _loadBalancerKey, 
+                _serviceProviderConfiguraion, 
+                _useQos, 
+                _qosOptions,
+                _enableRateLimiting,
+                _rateLimitOptions);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileOcelotConfigurationCreator.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileOcelotConfigurationCreator.cs
index 646af96c..55f31bfa 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileOcelotConfigurationCreator.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/FileOcelotConfigurationCreator.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Ocelot.Configuration.Builder;
 using Ocelot.Configuration.File;
 using Ocelot.Configuration.Parser;
 using Ocelot.Configuration.Validator;
 using Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers;
+using Ocelot.Requester.QoS;
 using Ocelot.Responses;
 using Ocelot.Utilities;
-using Ocelot.Values;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
 {
@@ -24,11 +25,14 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
         private const string RegExMatchEverything = ".*";
         private const string RegExMatchEndString = "$";
         private const string RegExIgnoreCase = "(?i)";
+        private const string RegExForwardSlashOnly = "^/$";
 
         private readonly IClaimToThingConfigurationParser _claimToThingConfigurationParser;
         private readonly ILogger<FileOcelotConfigurationCreator> _logger;
         private readonly ILoadBalancerFactory _loadBalanceFactory;
         private readonly ILoadBalancerHouse _loadBalancerHouse;
+        private readonly IQoSProviderFactory _qoSProviderFactory;
+        private readonly IQosProviderHouse _qosProviderHouse;
 
         public FileOcelotConfigurationCreator(
             IOptions<FileConfiguration> options, 
@@ -36,10 +40,14 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
             IClaimToThingConfigurationParser claimToThingConfigurationParser, 
             ILogger<FileOcelotConfigurationCreator> logger,
             ILoadBalancerFactory loadBalancerFactory,
-            ILoadBalancerHouse loadBalancerHouse)
+            ILoadBalancerHouse loadBalancerHouse, 
+            IQoSProviderFactory qoSProviderFactory, 
+            IQosProviderHouse qosProviderHouse)
         {
             _loadBalanceFactory = loadBalancerFactory;
             _loadBalancerHouse = loadBalancerHouse;
+            _qoSProviderFactory = qoSProviderFactory;
+            _qosProviderHouse = qosProviderHouse;
             _options = options;
             _configurationValidator = configurationValidator;
             _claimToThingConfigurationParser = claimToThingConfigurationParser;
@@ -53,10 +61,6 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
             return new OkResponse<IOcelotConfiguration>(config);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This method is meant to be tempoary to convert a config to an ocelot config...probably wont keep this but we will see
-        /// will need a refactor at some point as its crap
-        /// </summary>
         private async Task<IOcelotConfiguration> SetUpConfiguration()
         {
             var response = _configurationValidator.IsValid(_options.Value);
@@ -86,93 +90,179 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
 
         private async Task<ReRoute> SetUpReRoute(FileReRoute fileReRoute, FileGlobalConfiguration globalConfiguration)
         {
-            var globalRequestIdConfiguration = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalConfiguration?.RequestIdKey);
+            var isAuthenticated = IsAuthenticated(fileReRoute);
 
-            var upstreamTemplate = BuildUpstreamTemplate(fileReRoute);
+            var isAuthorised = IsAuthorised(fileReRoute);
 
-            var isAuthenticated = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.Provider);
+            var isCached = IsCached(fileReRoute);
 
-            var isAuthorised = fileReRoute.RouteClaimsRequirement?.Count > 0;
+            var requestIdKey = BuildRequestId(fileReRoute, globalConfiguration);
 
-            var isCached = fileReRoute.FileCacheOptions.TtlSeconds > 0;
+            var reRouteKey = BuildReRouteKey(fileReRoute);
 
-            var isQos = fileReRoute.QoSOptions.ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking > 0 && fileReRoute.QoSOptions.TimeoutValue >0;
+            var upstreamTemplatePattern = BuildUpstreamTemplatePattern(fileReRoute);
 
-            var requestIdKey = globalRequestIdConfiguration
-                ? globalConfiguration.RequestIdKey
-                : fileReRoute.RequestIdKey;
+            var isQos = IsQoS(fileReRoute);
 
-            var useServiceDiscovery = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileReRoute.ServiceName)
-                && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Provider);
+            var serviceProviderConfiguration = BuildServiceProviderConfiguration(fileReRoute, globalConfiguration);
 
-             //note - not sure if this is the correct key, but this is probably the only unique key i can think of given my poor brain
-            var loadBalancerKey = $"{fileReRoute.UpstreamTemplate}{fileReRoute.UpstreamHttpMethod}";
+            var authOptionsForRoute = BuildAuthenticationOptions(fileReRoute);
 
-            ReRoute reRoute;
+            var claimsToHeaders = BuildAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddHeadersToRequest);
 
-            var enableRateLimiting = (fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions!= null && fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.EnableRateLimiting)? true: false;
-            RateLimitOptions rateLimitOption = null;
-            if (enableRateLimiting)
-            {
-                rateLimitOption = new RateLimitOptions(enableRateLimiting, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.ClientIdHeader, 
-                   fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.ClientWhitelist, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.DisableRateLimitHeaders,
-                   globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.QuotaExceededMessage, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.RateLimitCounterPrefix,
-                   new RateLimitRule(fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.Period, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.PeriodTimespan), fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.Limit)
-                   , globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.HttpStatusCode);                
-            }
-            var serviceProviderPort = globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Port ?? 0;
+            var claimsToClaims = BuildAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddClaimsToRequest);
 
-            var serviceProviderConfiguration = new ServiceProviderConfiguraion(fileReRoute.ServiceName,
-                fileReRoute.DownstreamHost, fileReRoute.DownstreamPort, useServiceDiscovery,
-                globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Provider, globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Host,
-                serviceProviderPort);
+            var claimsToQueries = BuildAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddQueriesToRequest);
 
-            if (isAuthenticated)
-            {
-                var authOptionsForRoute = new AuthenticationOptions(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.Provider,
-                    fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.ProviderRootUrl, fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.ScopeName,
-                    fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.RequireHttps, fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.AdditionalScopes,
-                    fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.ScopeSecret);
+            var qosOptions = BuildQoSOptions(fileReRoute);
 
-                var claimsToHeaders = GetAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddHeadersToRequest);
-                var claimsToClaims = GetAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddClaimsToRequest);
-                var claimsToQueries = GetAddThingsToRequest(fileReRoute.AddQueriesToRequest);
+            var enableRateLimiting = IsEnableRateLimiting(fileReRoute);
 
-                reRoute = new ReRoute(new DownstreamPathTemplate(fileReRoute.DownstreamPathTemplate),
-                   fileReRoute.UpstreamTemplate,
-                   fileReRoute.UpstreamHttpMethod, upstreamTemplate, isAuthenticated,
-                   authOptionsForRoute, claimsToHeaders, claimsToClaims,
-                   fileReRoute.RouteClaimsRequirement, isAuthorised, claimsToQueries,
-                   requestIdKey, isCached, new CacheOptions(fileReRoute.FileCacheOptions.TtlSeconds)
-                   , fileReRoute.DownstreamScheme,
-                   fileReRoute.LoadBalancer, fileReRoute.DownstreamHost, fileReRoute.DownstreamPort, loadBalancerKey,
-                   serviceProviderConfiguration, isQos, 
-                   new QoSOptions(fileReRoute.QoSOptions.ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking, fileReRoute.QoSOptions.DurationOfBreak, fileReRoute.QoSOptions.TimeoutValue),
-                   enableRateLimiting, rateLimitOption);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                reRoute = new ReRoute(new DownstreamPathTemplate(fileReRoute.DownstreamPathTemplate),
-                    fileReRoute.UpstreamTemplate,
-                    fileReRoute.UpstreamHttpMethod, upstreamTemplate, isAuthenticated,
-                    null, new List<ClaimToThing>(), new List<ClaimToThing>(),
-                    fileReRoute.RouteClaimsRequirement, isAuthorised, new List<ClaimToThing>(),
-                    requestIdKey, isCached, new CacheOptions(fileReRoute.FileCacheOptions.TtlSeconds),
-                    fileReRoute.DownstreamScheme,
-                    fileReRoute.LoadBalancer, fileReRoute.DownstreamHost, fileReRoute.DownstreamPort, loadBalancerKey,
-                    serviceProviderConfiguration, isQos,
-                    new QoSOptions(fileReRoute.QoSOptions.ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking, fileReRoute.QoSOptions.DurationOfBreak, fileReRoute.QoSOptions.TimeoutValue),
-                    enableRateLimiting, rateLimitOption);
-            }
-      
-            var loadBalancer = await _loadBalanceFactory.Get(reRoute);
-            _loadBalancerHouse.Add(reRoute.LoadBalancerKey, loadBalancer);
+            var rateLimitOption = BuildRateLimitOptions(fileReRoute, globalConfiguration, enableRateLimiting);
+
+            var reRoute = new ReRouteBuilder()
+                .WithDownstreamPathTemplate(fileReRoute.DownstreamPathTemplate)
+                .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(fileReRoute.UpstreamPathTemplate)
+                .WithUpstreamHttpMethod(fileReRoute.UpstreamHttpMethod)
+                .WithUpstreamTemplatePattern(upstreamTemplatePattern)
+                .WithIsAuthenticated(isAuthenticated)
+                .WithAuthenticationOptions(authOptionsForRoute)
+                .WithClaimsToHeaders(claimsToHeaders)
+                .WithClaimsToClaims(claimsToClaims)
+                .WithRouteClaimsRequirement(fileReRoute.RouteClaimsRequirement)
+                .WithIsAuthorised(isAuthorised)
+                .WithClaimsToQueries(claimsToQueries)
+                .WithRequestIdKey(requestIdKey)
+                .WithIsCached(isCached)
+                .WithCacheOptions(new CacheOptions(fileReRoute.FileCacheOptions.TtlSeconds))
+                .WithDownstreamScheme(fileReRoute.DownstreamScheme)
+                .WithLoadBalancer(fileReRoute.LoadBalancer)
+                .WithDownstreamHost(fileReRoute.DownstreamHost)
+                .WithDownstreamPort(fileReRoute.DownstreamPort)
+                .WithLoadBalancerKey(reRouteKey)
+                .WithServiceProviderConfiguraion(serviceProviderConfiguration)
+                .WithIsQos(isQos)
+                .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
+                .WithEnableRateLimiting(enableRateLimiting)
+                .WithRateLimitOptions(rateLimitOption)
+                .Build();
+            await SetupLoadBalancer(reRoute);
+            SetupQosProvider(reRoute);
             return reRoute;
         }
 
-        private string BuildUpstreamTemplate(FileReRoute reRoute)
+        private static RateLimitOptions BuildRateLimitOptions(FileReRoute fileReRoute, FileGlobalConfiguration globalConfiguration, bool enableRateLimiting)
         {
-            var upstreamTemplate = reRoute.UpstreamTemplate;
+            RateLimitOptions rateLimitOption = null;
+            if (enableRateLimiting)
+            {
+                rateLimitOption = new RateLimitOptions(enableRateLimiting, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.ClientIdHeader,
+                   fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.ClientWhitelist, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.DisableRateLimitHeaders,
+                   globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.QuotaExceededMessage, globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.RateLimitCounterPrefix,
+                   new RateLimitRule(fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.Period, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.PeriodTimespan), fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.Limit)
+                   , globalConfiguration.RateLimitOptions.HttpStatusCode);
+            }
+
+            return rateLimitOption;
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsEnableRateLimiting(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return (fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions != null && fileReRoute.RateLimitOptions.EnableRateLimiting) ? true : false;
+        }
+
+        private QoSOptions BuildQoSOptions(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return new QoSOptionsBuilder()
+                .WithExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking(fileReRoute.QoSOptions.ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking)
+                .WithDurationOfBreak(fileReRoute.QoSOptions.DurationOfBreak)
+                .WithTimeoutValue(fileReRoute.QoSOptions.TimeoutValue)
+                .Build();
+        }
+
+        private bool IsQoS(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return fileReRoute.QoSOptions?.ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking > 0 && fileReRoute.QoSOptions?.TimeoutValue > 0;
+        }
+
+        private bool IsAuthenticated(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.Provider);
+        }
+      
+        private bool IsAuthorised(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return fileReRoute.RouteClaimsRequirement?.Count > 0;
+        }
+
+        private bool IsCached(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return fileReRoute.FileCacheOptions.TtlSeconds > 0;
+        }
+
+        private string BuildRequestId(FileReRoute fileReRoute, FileGlobalConfiguration globalConfiguration)
+        {
+            var globalRequestIdConfiguration = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalConfiguration?.RequestIdKey);
+
+             var requestIdKey = globalRequestIdConfiguration
+                ? globalConfiguration.RequestIdKey
+                : fileReRoute.RequestIdKey;
+
+                return requestIdKey;
+        }
+
+        private string BuildReRouteKey(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            //note - not sure if this is the correct key, but this is probably the only unique key i can think of given my poor brain
+            var loadBalancerKey = $"{fileReRoute.UpstreamPathTemplate}{fileReRoute.UpstreamHttpMethod}";
+            return loadBalancerKey;
+        }
+
+        private AuthenticationOptions BuildAuthenticationOptions(FileReRoute fileReRoute)
+        {
+            return new AuthenticationOptionsBuilder()
+                                        .WithProvider(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.Provider)
+                                        .WithProviderRootUrl(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.ProviderRootUrl)
+                                        .WithScopeName(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.ScopeName)
+                                        .WithRequireHttps(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions.RequireHttps)
+                                        .WithAdditionalScopes(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.AdditionalScopes)
+                                        .WithScopeSecret(fileReRoute.AuthenticationOptions?.ScopeSecret)
+                                        .Build();
+        }
+
+        private async Task SetupLoadBalancer(ReRoute reRoute)
+        {
+            var loadBalancer = await _loadBalanceFactory.Get(reRoute);
+            _loadBalancerHouse.Add(reRoute.ReRouteKey, loadBalancer);
+        }
+
+        private void SetupQosProvider(ReRoute reRoute)
+        {
+            var loadBalancer = _qoSProviderFactory.Get(reRoute);
+            _qosProviderHouse.Add(reRoute.ReRouteKey, loadBalancer);
+        }
+
+        private ServiceProviderConfiguraion BuildServiceProviderConfiguration(FileReRoute fileReRoute, FileGlobalConfiguration globalConfiguration)
+        {
+            var useServiceDiscovery = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileReRoute.ServiceName)
+                && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Provider);
+
+            var serviceProviderPort = globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Port ?? 0;
+
+            return new ServiceProviderConfiguraionBuilder()
+                    .WithServiceName(fileReRoute.ServiceName)
+                    .WithDownstreamHost(fileReRoute.DownstreamHost)
+                    .WithDownstreamPort(fileReRoute.DownstreamPort)
+                    .WithUseServiceDiscovery(useServiceDiscovery)
+                    .WithServiceDiscoveryProvider(globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Provider)
+                    .WithServiceDiscoveryProviderHost(globalConfiguration?.ServiceDiscoveryProvider?.Host)
+                    .WithServiceDiscoveryProviderPort(serviceProviderPort)
+                    .Build();
+        }
+
+        private string BuildUpstreamTemplatePattern(FileReRoute reRoute)
+        {
+            var upstreamTemplate = reRoute.UpstreamPathTemplate;
 
             upstreamTemplate = upstreamTemplate.SetLastCharacterAs('/');
 
@@ -194,6 +284,11 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
                 upstreamTemplate = upstreamTemplate.Replace(placeholder, RegExMatchEverything);
             }
 
+            if (upstreamTemplate == "/")
+            {
+                return RegExForwardSlashOnly;
+            }
+
             var route = reRoute.ReRouteIsCaseSensitive 
                 ? $"{upstreamTemplate}{RegExMatchEndString}" 
                 : $"{RegExIgnoreCase}{upstreamTemplate}{RegExMatchEndString}";
@@ -201,7 +296,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Creator
             return route;
         }
 
-        private List<ClaimToThing> GetAddThingsToRequest(Dictionary<string,string> thingBeingAdded)
+        private List<ClaimToThing> BuildAddThingsToRequest(Dictionary<string,string> thingBeingAdded)
         {
             var claimsToTHings = new List<ClaimToThing>();
 
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/QoSOptions.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/QoSOptions.cs
index 27b862af..29145888 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/QoSOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/QoSOptions.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-using Polly.Timeout;
-using System;
+using System;
+using Polly.Timeout;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration
 {
     public class QoSOptions
     {
-        public QoSOptions(int exceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking, int durationofBreak, int timeoutValue, TimeoutStrategy timeoutStrategy = TimeoutStrategy.Pessimistic)
+        public QoSOptions(
+            int exceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking, 
+            int durationofBreak, 
+            int timeoutValue, 
+            TimeoutStrategy timeoutStrategy = TimeoutStrategy.Pessimistic)
         {
             ExceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking = exceptionsAllowedBeforeBreaking;
             DurationOfBreak = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(durationofBreak);
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
index 38e28af9..bfce7c76 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
@@ -1,31 +1,44 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using Ocelot.Values;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration
 {
     public class ReRoute
     {
-        public ReRoute(DownstreamPathTemplate downstreamPathTemplate, 
-            string upstreamTemplate, string upstreamHttpMethod, 
+        public ReRoute(PathTemplate downstreamPathTemplate, 
+            PathTemplate upstreamTemplate, 
+            HttpMethod upstreamHttpMethod, 
             string upstreamTemplatePattern, 
-            bool isAuthenticated, AuthenticationOptions authenticationOptions, 
+            bool isAuthenticated, 
+            AuthenticationOptions authenticationOptions, 
             List<ClaimToThing> configurationHeaderExtractorProperties, 
             List<ClaimToThing> claimsToClaims, 
-            Dictionary<string, string> routeClaimsRequirement, bool isAuthorised, 
+            Dictionary<string, string> routeClaimsRequirement, 
+            bool isAuthorised, 
             List<ClaimToThing> claimsToQueries, 
-            string requestIdKey, bool isCached, CacheOptions fileCacheOptions, 
-            string downstreamScheme, string loadBalancer, string downstreamHost, 
-            int downstreamPort, string loadBalancerKey, ServiceProviderConfiguraion serviceProviderConfiguraion,
-            bool isQos,QoSOptions qos, bool enableRateLimit, RateLimitOptions ratelimitOptions)
+            string requestIdKey, 
+            bool isCached, 
+            CacheOptions fileCacheOptions, 
+            string downstreamScheme, 
+            string loadBalancer, 
+            string downstreamHost, 
+            int downstreamPort, 
+            string reRouteKey, 
+            ServiceProviderConfiguraion serviceProviderConfiguraion,
+            bool isQos,
+            QoSOptions qos,
+            bool enableRateLimit,
+            RateLimitOptions ratelimitOptions)
         {
-            LoadBalancerKey = loadBalancerKey;
+            ReRouteKey = reRouteKey;
             ServiceProviderConfiguraion = serviceProviderConfiguraion;
             LoadBalancer = loadBalancer;
             DownstreamHost = downstreamHost;
             DownstreamPort = downstreamPort;
             DownstreamPathTemplate = downstreamPathTemplate;
-            UpstreamTemplate = upstreamTemplate;
+            UpstreamPathTemplate = upstreamTemplate;
             UpstreamHttpMethod = upstreamHttpMethod;
             UpstreamTemplatePattern = upstreamTemplatePattern;
             IsAuthenticated = isAuthenticated;
@@ -48,11 +61,11 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
             RateLimitOptions = ratelimitOptions;
         }
 
-        public string LoadBalancerKey {get;private set;}
-        public DownstreamPathTemplate DownstreamPathTemplate { get; private set; }
-        public string UpstreamTemplate { get; private set; }
+        public string ReRouteKey {get;private set;}
+        public PathTemplate DownstreamPathTemplate { get; private set; }
+        public PathTemplate UpstreamPathTemplate { get; private set; }
         public string UpstreamTemplatePattern { get; private set; }
-        public string UpstreamHttpMethod { get; private set; }
+        public HttpMethod UpstreamHttpMethod { get; private set; }
         public bool IsAuthenticated { get; private set; }
         public bool IsAuthorised { get; private set; }
         public AuthenticationOptions AuthenticationOptions { get; private set; }