diff --git a/src/cfgparse-listen.c b/src/cfgparse-listen.c
index 6c7cc6382..70820bab4 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse-listen.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse-listen.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ int cfg_parse_listen(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 	if (!last_defproxy) {
 		/* we need a default proxy and none was created yet */
 		last_defproxy = alloc_new_proxy("", PR_CAP_DEF|PR_CAP_LISTEN, &errmsg);
-		proxy_preset_defaults(last_defproxy);
 
 		curr_defproxy = last_defproxy;
 		if (!last_defproxy) {
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index c5a1c615b..d1b28b939 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -13877,7 +13877,6 @@ void hlua_init(void) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Lua init: %s\n", errmsg);
 		exit(1);
 	}
-	proxy_preset_defaults(socket_proxy);
 
 	/* Init TCP server: unchanged parameters */
 	socket_tcp = new_server(socket_proxy);
diff --git a/src/http_client.c b/src/http_client.c
index fca13a297..3e761b81a 100644
--- a/src/http_client.c
+++ b/src/http_client.c
@@ -1213,8 +1213,6 @@ struct proxy *httpclient_create_proxy(const char *id)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	proxy_preset_defaults(px);
-
 	px->options |= PR_O_WREQ_BODY;
 	px->retry_type |= PR_RE_CONN_FAILED | PR_RE_DISCONNECTED | PR_RE_TIMEOUT;
 	px->options2 |= PR_O2_INDEPSTR;
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 544c22f82..f1b81f6f8 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,9 @@ void init_new_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 	p->extra_counters_be = NULL;
 
 	HA_RWLOCK_INIT(&p->lock);
+
+	/* initialize the default settings */
+	proxy_preset_defaults(p);
 }
 
 /* Preset default settings onto proxy <defproxy>. */
@@ -1946,9 +1949,6 @@ struct proxy *parse_new_proxy(const char *name, unsigned int cap,
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	else {
-		proxy_preset_defaults(curproxy);
-	}
 
 	curproxy->conf.args.file = curproxy->conf.file = strdup(file);
 	curproxy->conf.args.line = curproxy->conf.line = linenum;