diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index 6cdb11de3..127926115 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -131,12 +131,7 @@ func (c *Config) Copy() *Config {
 // DefaultConfig returns the default configuration
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		ConsulConfig: &config.ConsulConfig{
-			ServerServiceName: "nomad",
-			ClientServiceName: "nomad-client",
-			AutoAdvertise:     true,
-			Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
-		},
+		ConsulConfig:            config.DefaultConsulConfig(),
 		LogOutput:               os.Stderr,
 		Region:                  "global",
 		StatsCollectionInterval: 1 * time.Second,
diff --git a/command/agent/agent_test.go b/command/agent/agent_test.go
index aae664f21..c7ee3e3ea 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad"
-	cconfig "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs/config"
 )
 
 var nextPort uint32 = 17000
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func makeAgent(t testing.TB, cb func(*Config)) (string, *Agent) {
 		Serf: getPort(),
 	}
 	conf.NodeName = fmt.Sprintf("Node %d", conf.Ports.RPC)
-	conf.Consul = &cconfig.ConsulConfig{}
+	conf.Consul = &config.DefaultConsulConfig()
 
 	// Tighten the Serf timing
 	config.SerfConfig.MemberlistConfig.SuspicionMult = 2
diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index da4b85d4d..127ecff44 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	// Make a new, empty config.
 	cmdConfig := &Config{
 		Atlas:  &AtlasConfig{},
-		Consul: &config.ConsulConfig{},
+		Consul: config.DefaultConsulConfig(),
 		Client: &ClientConfig{},
 		Ports:  &Ports{},
 		Server: &ServerConfig{},
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 41b178856..94d4b99fc 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -377,14 +377,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		Addresses:      &Addresses{},
 		AdvertiseAddrs: &AdvertiseAddrs{},
 		Atlas:          &AtlasConfig{},
-		Consul: &config.ConsulConfig{
-			ServerServiceName: "nomad",
-			ClientServiceName: "nomad-client",
-			AutoAdvertise:     true,
-			ServerAutoJoin:    true,
-			ClientAutoJoin:    true,
-			Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
-		},
+		Consul:         config.DefaultConsulConfig(),
 		Client: &ClientConfig{
 			Enabled:        false,
 			NetworkSpeed:   100,
diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse.go b/command/agent/config_parse.go
index 08b308a58..7ffb2ec8f 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse.go
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func parseConsulConfig(result **config.ConsulConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("only one 'consul' block allowed")
 	}
 
-	// Get our consul object
+	// Get our Consul object
 	listVal := list.Items[0].Val
 
 	// Check for invalid keys
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func parseConsulConfig(result **config.ConsulConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var consulConfig config.ConsulConfig
+	consulConfig := config.DefaultConsulConfig()
 	dec, err := mapstructure.NewDecoder(&mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
 		DecodeHook:       mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
 		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func parseConsulConfig(result **config.ConsulConfig, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*result = &consulConfig
+	*result = consulConfig
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/syncer.go b/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
index 644715512..d811e54a3 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 
-	cconfig "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/types"
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func NewSyncer(consulConfig *config.ConsulConfig, shutdownCh chan struct{}, logg
 
 	// If a nil consulConfig was provided, fall back to the default config
 	if consulConfig == nil {
-		consulConfig = cconfig.DefaultConfig().ConsulConfig
+		consulConfig = config.DefaultConsulConfig()
 	}
 
 	if consulConfig.Addr != "" {
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/syncer_test.go b/command/agent/consul/syncer_test.go
index 5fd578caf..2d0e1da7a 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/syncer_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/syncer_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestConsulServiceRegisterServices(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Skip()
 
 	shutdownCh := make(chan struct{})
-	cs, err := NewSyncer(&config.ConsulConfig{}, shutdownCh, logger)
+	cs, err := NewSyncer(&config.DefaultConsulConfig(), shutdownCh, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestConsulServiceUpdateService(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Skip()
 
 	shutdownCh := make(chan struct{})
-	cs, err := NewSyncer(&config.ConsulConfig{}, shutdownCh, logger)
+	cs, err := NewSyncer(&config.DefaultConsulConfig(), shutdownCh, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Err: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/nomad/config.go b/nomad/config.go
index ff91ac3a2..0c515b780 100644
--- a/nomad/config.go
+++ b/nomad/config.go
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		MaxHeartbeatsPerSecond: 50.0,
 		HeartbeatGrace:         10 * time.Second,
 		FailoverHeartbeatTTL:   300 * time.Second,
+		ConsulConfig:           config.DefaultConsulConfig(),
 	}
 
 	// Enable all known schedulers by default
diff --git a/nomad/structs/config/consul.go b/nomad/structs/config/consul.go
index 4edbf4855..37ef6c4fa 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/config/consul.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/config/consul.go
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ type ConsulConfig struct {
 	ClientAutoJoin bool `mapstructure:"client_auto_join"`
 }
 
+// DefaultConsulConfig() returns the canonical defaults for the Nomad
+// `consul` configuration.
+func DefaultConsulConfig() *ConsulConfig {
+	return &ConsulConfig{
+		ServerServiceName: "nomad",
+		ClientServiceName: "nomad-client",
+		AutoAdvertise:     true,
+		ServerAutoJoin:    true,
+		ClientAutoJoin:    true,
+		Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
+	}
+}
+
 // Merge merges two Consul Configurations together.
 func (a *ConsulConfig) Merge(b *ConsulConfig) *ConsulConfig {
 	result := *a