diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 0314c06..b06e678 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ consul_default_config:
     down_policy: "extend-cache"
     enable_token_persistence: true
 
-consul_ssl: false
+consul_ssl: true
 consul_ssl_path: "/etc/consul.d/ssl"
 consul_self_signed_cert: false
 consul_self_signed_cert_name: "consul-tls"