diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index 8e69da2302..9d0374f7e4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	text_template "text/template"
@@ -762,6 +763,23 @@ type ingressInformation struct {
 	Annotations map[string]string
 }
 
+func (info *ingressInformation) Equal(other *ingressInformation) bool {
+	if info.Namespace != other.Namespace {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.Rule != other.Rule {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.Service != other.Service {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(info.Annotations, other.Annotations) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func getIngressInformation(i, p interface{}) *ingressInformation {
 	ing, ok := i.(*ingress.Ingress)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
index 6d343d475c..0df0f0b195 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
+	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/file"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq"
@@ -843,3 +844,76 @@ func TestOpentracingPropagateContext(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetIngressInformation(t *testing.T) {
+	validIngress := &ingress.Ingress{}
+	invalidIngress := "wrongtype"
+	validPath := "/ok"
+	invalidPath := 10
+
+	info := getIngressInformation(invalidIngress, validPath)
+	expected := &ingressInformation{}
+	if !info.Equal(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, info)
+	}
+
+	info = getIngressInformation(validIngress, invalidPath)
+	if !info.Equal(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, info)
+	}
+
+	// Setup Ingress Resource
+	validIngress.Namespace = "default"
+	validIngress.Name = "validIng"
+	validIngress.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"ingress.annotation": "ok",
+	}
+	validIngress.Spec.Backend = &extensions.IngressBackend{
+		ServiceName: "a-svc",
+	}
+
+	info = getIngressInformation(validIngress, validPath)
+	expected = &ingressInformation{
+		Namespace: "default",
+		Rule:      "validIng",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			"ingress.annotation": "ok",
+		},
+		Service: "a-svc",
+	}
+	if !info.Equal(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, info)
+	}
+
+	validIngress.Spec.Backend = nil
+	validIngress.Spec.Rules = []extensions.IngressRule{
+		{
+			IngressRuleValue: extensions.IngressRuleValue{
+				HTTP: &extensions.HTTPIngressRuleValue{
+					Paths: []extensions.HTTPIngressPath{
+						{
+							Path: "/ok",
+							Backend: extensions.IngressBackend{
+								ServiceName: "b-svc",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{},
+	}
+
+	info = getIngressInformation(validIngress, validPath)
+	expected = &ingressInformation{
+		Namespace: "default",
+		Rule:      "validIng",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			"ingress.annotation": "ok",
+		},
+		Service: "b-svc",
+	}
+	if !info.Equal(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, but got %v", expected, info)
+	}
+}