diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/ConsulDiscoveryProperties.java b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/ConsulDiscoveryProperties.java
index 2aa00a58..73b22da1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/ConsulDiscoveryProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/ConsulDiscoveryProperties.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ConsulDiscoveryProperties {
 	private List<String> managementTags = Arrays.asList(MANAGEMENT);
 
 	/** Alternate server path to invoke for health checking */
-	private String healthCheckPath = "/health";
+	private String healthCheckPath = "/actuator/health";
 
 	/** Custom health check url to override default */
 	private String healthCheckUrl;