diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index 2990b5433..c378c222d 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 	Name     string
 	Type     string
 	Script   string
-	Http     string
+	Path     string
 	Protocol string
 	Interval time.Duration
 	Timeout  time.Duration
diff --git a/client/consul.go b/client/consul.go
index b3fdfe6c1..a87c9dad1 100644
--- a/client/consul.go
+++ b/client/consul.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 	"log"
+	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -180,7 +181,15 @@ func (c *ConsulClient) makeChecks(service *structs.Service, ip string, port int)
 		}
 		switch check.Type {
 		case structs.ServiceCheckHTTP:
-			c.HTTP = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d/%s", check.Protocol, ip, port, check.Http)
+			if check.Protocol == "" {
+				check.Protocol = "http"
+			}
+			url := url.URL{
+				Scheme: check.Protocol,
+				Host:   fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port),
+				Path:   check.Path,
+			}
+			c.HTTP = url.String()
 		case structs.ServiceCheckTCP:
 			c.TCP = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port)
 		case structs.ServiceCheckScript:
diff --git a/client/consul_test.go b/client/consul_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb844859e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/consul_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestMakeChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	service := &structs.Service{
+		Id:   "Foo",
+		Name: "Bar",
+		Checks: []structs.ServiceCheck{
+			{
+				Type:     "http",
+				Path:     "/foo/bar",
+				Interval: 10 * time.Second,
+				Timeout:  2 * time.Second,
+			},
+			{
+				Type:     "http",
+				Protocol: "https",
+				Path:     "/foo/bar",
+				Interval: 10 * time.Second,
+				Timeout:  2 * time.Second,
+			},
+			{
+				Type:     "tcp",
+				Interval: 10 * time.Second,
+				Timeout:  2 * time.Second,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "logger: ", log.Lshortfile)
+
+	c, _ := NewConsulClient(logger, "")
+	checks := c.makeChecks(service, "10.10.0.1", 8090)
+
+	if checks[0].HTTP != "http://10.10.0.1:8090/foo/bar" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid http url for check: %v", checks[0].HTTP)
+	}
+
+	if checks[1].HTTP != "https://10.10.0.1:8090/foo/bar" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid http url for check: %v", checks[0].HTTP)
+	}
+
+	if checks[2].TCP != "10.10.0.1:8090" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid tcp check: %v", checks[0].TCP)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 7fde437cc..b7453b512 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 	Name     string        // Name of the check, defaults to id
 	Type     string        // Type of the check - tcp, http, docker and script
 	Script   string        // Script to invoke for script check
-	Http     string        // path of the health check url for http type check
+	Path     string        // path of the health check url for http type check
 	Protocol string        // Protocol to use if check is http, defaults to http
 	Interval time.Duration // Interval of the check
 	Timeout  time.Duration // Timeout of the response from the check before consul fails the check
@@ -1017,16 +1017,16 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 
 func (sc *ServiceCheck) Validate() error {
 	t := strings.ToLower(sc.Type)
-	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckHTTP && sc.Http == "" {
+	if t != ServiceCheckTCP && t != ServiceCheckHTTP {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Check with name %v has invalid check type: %s ", sc.Name, sc.Type)
+	}
+	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckHTTP && sc.Path == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("http checks needs the Http path information.")
 	}
 
 	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckScript && sc.Script == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Script checks need the script to invoke")
 	}
-	if t != ServiceCheckTCP && t != ServiceCheckHTTP {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Check with name %v has invalid check type: %s ", sc.Name, sc.Type)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobspec/servicediscovery.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobspec/servicediscovery.html.md
index 447ae1f1e..87245c136 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobspec/servicediscovery.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobspec/servicediscovery.html.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ group "database" {
   of the health check endpoint.
 
 * `protocol`: This indicates the protocol for the http checks. Valid options
-  are `http` and `https`.
+  are `http` and `https`. We default it to `http`
 
 ## Assumptions