diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Authentication/Handler/Creator/AuthenticationHandlerCreator.cs b/src/Ocelot/Authentication/Handler/Creator/AuthenticationHandlerCreator.cs
index 5015fefa..910b99e4 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Authentication/Handler/Creator/AuthenticationHandlerCreator.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Authentication/Handler/Creator/AuthenticationHandlerCreator.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Authentication.Handler.Creator
         {
             var builder = app.New();
 
-            var authenticationConfig = authOptions.Config;
+            var authenticationConfig = authOptions.Config as IdentityServerConfig;
 
             builder.UseIdentityServerAuthentication(new IdentityServerAuthenticationOptions
             {
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/AuthenticationOptions.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/AuthenticationOptions.cs
index 25b65fe9..c4a49b7d 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/AuthenticationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/AuthenticationOptions.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
 
     public class AuthenticationOptions
     {
-        public AuthenticationOptions(string provider, List<string> allowedScopes, IdentityServerConfig config)
+        public AuthenticationOptions(string provider, List<string> allowedScopes, IAuthenticationConfig config)
         {
             Provider = provider;
             AllowedScopes = allowedScopes;
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
         
         public List<string> AllowedScopes { get; private set; }
 
-        public IdentityServerConfig Config { get; private set; }
+        public IAuthenticationConfig Config { get; private set; }
     }
 
-    public class IdentityServerConfig
+    public class IdentityServerConfig : IAuthenticationConfig
     {
         public IdentityServerConfig(string providerRootUrl, string apiName, bool requireHttps, string apiSecret)
         {
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
         public string ApiSecret { get; private set; }
         public bool RequireHttps { get; private set; }
     }
+
+    public interface IAuthenticationConfig {}
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Repository/ConsulOcelotConfigurationRepository.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Repository/ConsulOcelotConfigurationRepository.cs
index 703d039b..34529303 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Repository/ConsulOcelotConfigurationRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Repository/ConsulOcelotConfigurationRepository.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ using Ocelot.ServiceDiscovery;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Repository
 {
+    using Ocelot.AcceptanceTests;
+
     public class ConsulOcelotConfigurationRepository : IOcelotConfigurationRepository
     {
         private readonly ConsulClient _consul;
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Repository
 
             var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
 
-            var consulConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OcelotConfiguration>(json);
+            var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+            settings.Converters.Add(new AuthenticationConfigConverter());
+            var consulConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OcelotConfiguration>(json, settings);
 
             return new OkResponse<IOcelotConfiguration>(consulConfig);
         }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/JsonConverters/AuthenticationConfigConverter.cs b/src/Ocelot/JsonConverters/AuthenticationConfigConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e63b1fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ocelot/JsonConverters/AuthenticationConfigConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Ocelot.Configuration;
+
+namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
+{
+    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+    public class AuthenticationConfigConverter : JsonConverter
+    {
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+
+        public override bool CanRead => true;
+        
+        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Use default serialization.");
+        }
+
+        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            var jsonObject = JObject.Load(reader);
+            var setting = default(IAuthenticationConfig);
+
+            if (jsonObject["Provider"] != null)
+            {
+                switch (jsonObject["Provider"].Value<string>())
+                {
+                    //case "Jwt":
+                    //    setting = new 
+                    default:
+                        setting = new IdentityServerConfig(
+                            jsonObject["ProviderRootUrl"].Value<string>(),
+                            jsonObject["ApiName"].Value<string>(),
+                            jsonObject["RequireHttps"].Value<bool>(),
+                            jsonObject["ApiSecret"].Value<string>());
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                setting = new IdentityServerConfig(string.Empty, string.Empty, false, string.Empty);
+            }
+
+            serializer.Populate(jsonObject.CreateReader(), setting);
+            return setting;
+        }
+
+        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+        {
+            return objectType == typeof(IAuthenticationConfig);
+        }
+    }
+
+   
+}
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ConfigurationInConsulTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ConfigurationInConsulTests.cs
index 88301610..afed1164 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ConfigurationInConsulTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ConfigurationInConsulTests.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
 
                                             var json = reader.ReadToEnd();
 
-                                            _config = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OcelotConfiguration>(json);
+                                            var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+                                            settings.Converters.Add(new AuthenticationConfigConverter());
+                                            _config = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OcelotConfiguration>(json, settings);
 
                                             var response = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(true);
 
@@ -166,4 +168,4 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
             _steps.Dispose();
         }
     }
-}
+}
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