diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests.java b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests.java
index 232c6931..e4783f05 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests.java
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  */
-/*
- * @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
- *
- * @SpringBootTest(classes = ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests.Config.class,
- * properties = { "spring.application.name=testConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetry",
- * "spring.cloud.consul.host=53210a7c-4809-42cb-8b30-057d2db85fcc",
- * "logging.level.org.springframework.retry=TRACE", "spring.cloud.consul.port=65530",
- * "spring.cloud.consul.retry.maxAttempts=1", "spring.cloud.consul.config.failFast=true"
- * }, webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT)
- */
 public class ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests {
 
 	@Rule
@@ -48,7 +38,8 @@ public class ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testRetry() {
-		Assert.assertThrows(TransportException.class, () -> {
+		//Assert.assertThrows(TransportException.class, () -> {
+		try {
 			new SpringApplicationBuilder(Config.class).properties(
 					"spring.application.name=testConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetry",
 					"spring.cloud.consul.host=53210a7c-4809-42cb-8b30-057d2db85fcc",
@@ -56,7 +47,12 @@ public class ConsulPropertySourceLocatorRetryTests {
 					"spring.cloud.consul.port=65530",
 					"spring.cloud.consul.retry.maxAttempts=1",
 					"spring.cloud.consul.config.failFast=true").run();
-		});
+			Assert.fail("Did not throw TransportException");
+		}
+		catch (TransportException e) {
+			// success
+		}
+		//});
 		assertThat(output).contains("RetryContext retrieved");
 	}
 
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 28828c01..7bd1b7e8 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
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.consul.discovery;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class ConsulDiscoveryProperties {
 	private List<String> tags = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	/** Metadata to use when registering service. */
-	private Map<String, String> metadata;
+	private Map<String, String> metadata = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
 	/** Enable tag override for the registered service. */
 	private Boolean enableTagOverride;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration.java
index a69c585a..67b06428 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 		ConfigServerProperties.class })
 public class ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration {
 
+	/**
+	 * The metadata key for the path for config server.
+	 */
+	public static final String CONFIG_PATH_KEY = "configPath";
+
 	@Autowired(required = false)
 	private ConsulDiscoveryProperties properties;
 
@@ -52,7 +57,12 @@ public class ConsulConfigServerAutoConfiguration {
 		}
 		String prefix = this.server.getPrefix();
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(prefix)) {
-			this.properties.getTags().add("configPath=" + prefix);
+			if (this.properties.isTagsAsMetadata()) {
+				this.properties.getTags().add(CONFIG_PATH_KEY + "=" + prefix);
+			}
+			else {
+				this.properties.getMetadata().put(CONFIG_PATH_KEY, prefix);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 482d510d..f6f8cc9d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/discovery/configclient/ConsulConfigServerAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ public class ConsulConfigServerAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(properties.getTags()).containsExactly("configPath=/config");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void onWhenRequestedMetadata() throws Exception {
+		setup("spring.cloud.config.server.prefix=/config",
+				"spring.cloud.consul.discovery.tags-as-metadata=false");
+		assertThat(
+				this.context.getBeanNamesForType(ConsulDiscoveryProperties.class).length)
+						.isEqualTo(1);
+		ConsulDiscoveryProperties properties = this.context
+				.getBean(ConsulDiscoveryProperties.class);
+		assertThat(properties.getMetadata()).containsEntry("configPath", "/config");
+	}
+
 	private void setup(String... env) {
 		this.context = new SpringApplicationBuilder(
 				PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class,