diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/ServiceConfiguration.java b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/ServiceConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a5d170359a1a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/ServiceConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.quarkus.stork;
+
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigGroup;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigItem;
+
+@ConfigGroup
+public class ServiceConfiguration {
+    /**
+     * ServiceDiscovery configuration for the service
+     */
+    @ConfigItem
+    public StorkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration serviceDiscovery;
+
+    /**
+     * LoadBalancer configuration for the service
+     */
+    @ConfigItem
+    public StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration loadBalancer;
+}
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfigUtil.java b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfigUtil.java
index a666713dd66284..db9d9f68b29a82 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfigUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfigUtil.java
@@ -11,22 +11,17 @@ public class StorkConfigUtil {
 
     public static List<ServiceConfig> toStorkServiceConfig(StorkConfiguration storkConfiguration) {
         List<ServiceConfig> storkServicesConfigs = new ArrayList<>();
-        Set<String> services = storkConfiguration.serviceDiscovery.keySet();
+        Set<String> servicesConfigs = storkConfiguration.serviceConfiguration.keySet();
         SimpleServiceConfig.Builder builder = new SimpleServiceConfig.Builder();
-        for (String serviceName : services) {
+        for (String serviceName : servicesConfigs) {
             builder.setServiceName(serviceName);
-            StorkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration storkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration = storkConfiguration.serviceDiscovery
-                    .get(serviceName);
-            SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleServiceDiscoveryConfig serviceDiscoveryConfig = new SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleServiceDiscoveryConfig(
-                    storkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration.type, storkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration.params);
-            builder.setServiceDiscovery(serviceDiscoveryConfig);
-            if (!storkConfiguration.loadBalancer.isEmpty()) {
-                StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration storkLoadBalancerConfiguration = storkConfiguration.loadBalancer
-                        .get(serviceName);
-                SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleLoadBalancerConfig loadBalancerConfig = new SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleLoadBalancerConfig(
-                        storkLoadBalancerConfiguration.type, storkLoadBalancerConfiguration.parameters);
-                builder.setLoadBalancer(loadBalancerConfig);
-            }
+            ServiceConfiguration serviceConfiguration = storkConfiguration.serviceConfiguration.get(serviceName);
+            SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleServiceDiscoveryConfig storkServiceDiscoveryConfig = new SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleServiceDiscoveryConfig(
+                    serviceConfiguration.serviceDiscovery.type, serviceConfiguration.serviceDiscovery.params);
+            builder.setServiceDiscovery(storkServiceDiscoveryConfig);
+            SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleLoadBalancerConfig loadBalancerConfig = new SimpleServiceConfig.SimpleLoadBalancerConfig(
+                    serviceConfiguration.loadBalancer.type, serviceConfiguration.loadBalancer.parameters);
+            builder.setLoadBalancer(loadBalancerConfig);
             storkServicesConfigs.add(builder.build());
         }
         return storkServicesConfigs;
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfiguration.java b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfiguration.java
index 056372caba4894..6f9f9aebb4aa98 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfiguration.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkConfiguration.java
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ public class StorkConfiguration {
     @ConfigItem
     @ConfigDocSection
     @ConfigDocMapKey("service-name")
-    public Map<String, StorkServiceDiscoveryConfiguration> serviceDiscovery;
-
-    /**
-     * LoadBalancer configuration for the service
-     */
-    @ConfigItem
-    @ConfigDocSection
-    @ConfigDocMapKey("service-name")
-    public Map<String, StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration> loadBalancer;
+    public Map<String, ServiceConfiguration> serviceConfiguration;
 
 }
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration.java b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration.java
index 69200f95cd3cef..583aefcbafb8e6 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration.java
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-stork/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/stork/StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class StorkLoadBalancerConfiguration {
      * A LoadBalancerProvider for the type has to be available
      *
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "round-robin")
     public String type;
 
     /**