diff --git a/e2e/terraform/provision-infra/provision-nomad/etc/consul.d/servers.hcl b/e2e/terraform/provision-infra/provision-nomad/etc/consul.d/servers.hcl
index 54f35892c..c41ab7150 100644
--- a/e2e/terraform/provision-infra/provision-nomad/etc/consul.d/servers.hcl
+++ b/e2e/terraform/provision-infra/provision-nomad/etc/consul.d/servers.hcl
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ ui_config {
 }
 
 acl {
-  enabled = true
+  enabled        = true
+  default_policy = "deny"
   tokens {
     initial_management = "${management_token}"
     agent              = "${token}"