diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index 8f3839e3d..98daa4012 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "registry.consul.tls.capath", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "path to consul CA directory")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "is tls check enabled")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.Register, "registry.consul.register.enabled", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.Register, "register fabio in consul")
-	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "registry.consul.register.addr", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "service registration address")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "registry.consul.register.addr", "<ui.addr>", "service registration address")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "registry.consul.register.name", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "service registration name")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "registry.consul.register.tags", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "service registration tags")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceStatus, "registry.consul.service.status", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceStatus, "valid service status values")
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 
 	cfg.Proxy.AuthSchemes = authSchemes
 
+	// Unless registry.consul.register.addr has been set explicitly it should
+	// be the same as ui.addr. See issue 657.
+	if !f.IsSet("registry.consul.register.addr") {
+		cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr = uiListenerValue
+	}
+
 	if uiListenerValue != "" {
 		kvs, err := parseKVSlice(uiListenerValue)
 		if err != nil {