diff --git a/terraform/shared/config/consul_gce.service b/terraform/shared/config/consul_gce.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Consul Agent
+Requires=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Restart=on-failure
+Environment=CONSUL_ALLOW_PRIVILEGED_PORTS=true
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/consul agent -config-dir="/etc/consul.d" -dns-port="53" -recursor="169.254.169.254"
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+KillSignal=SIGTERM
+User=root
+Group=root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target