diff --git a/consul/Vagrantfile b/consul/Vagrantfile
index 28cccdd..e3aee59 100644
--- a/consul/Vagrantfile
+++ b/consul/Vagrantfile
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
   config.ssh.insert_key = false
 
   # Iterate through entries in YAML file to create VMs
-  servers.each do |servers|
-    config.vm.define servers["name"] do |srv|
+  servers.each do |server|
+    config.vm.define server["name"] do |srv|
 
       # Don't check for box updates
       srv.vm.box_check_update = false
 
       # Specify hostname and Vagrant box
-      srv.vm.hostname = servers["name"]
-      srv.vm.box = servers["box"]
+      srv.vm.hostname = server["name"]
+      srv.vm.box = server["box"]
 
       # Assign an additional static private network
-      srv.vm.network "private_network", ip: servers["priv_ip"]
+      srv.vm.network "private_network", ip: server["priv_ip"]
 
       # Specify default synced folder; requires VMware Tools
-      srv.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant"
+      srv.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true
 
       # Provision consul to the VMs
       srv.vm.provision "shell", path: "consul.sh"
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
 
       # Configure VMs with RAM and CPUs per settings in servers.yml
       srv.vm.provider :vmware_fusion do |vmw|
-        vmw.vmx["memsize"] = servers["ram"]
-        vmw.vmx["numvcpus"] = servers["vcpu"]
+        vmw.vmx["memsize"] = server["ram"]
+        vmw.vmx["numvcpus"] = server["vcpu"]
       end # srv.vm.provider vmware_fusion
 
       # Configure VMs with RAM and CPUs per settings in servers.yml
       srv.vm.provider :vmware_appcatalyst do |vmw|
-        vmw.vmx["memsize"] = servers["ram"]
-        vmw.vmx["numvcpus"] = servers["vcpu"]
-      end # srv.vm.provider vmware_fusion
+        vmw.vmx["memsize"] = server["ram"]
+        vmw.vmx["numvcpus"] = server["vcpu"]
+      end # srv.vm.provider vmware_appcatalyst
     end # config.vm.define
   end # servers.each
 end # Vagrant.configure
diff --git a/consul/consul.sh b/consul/consul.sh
index bbd0ae3..f8103e0 100644
--- a/consul/consul.sh
+++ b/consul/consul.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,40 @@
 sudo apt-get update
 
 # Install unzip package, needed to decompress Consul download
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 sudo apt-get -y install unzip
 
-# Get Consul download
-wget https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/consul/0.4.1_linux_amd64.zip
+# Download and install Consul binary, if needed
+if [[ ! -e /usr/local/bin/consul ]];then
 
-# Decompress and remove Consul download
-unzip 0.4.1_linux_amd64.zip
-rm 0.4.1_linux_amd64.zip
+  # Download Consul
+  curl -kLO https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/consul/0.5.2_linux_amd64.zip
 
-# Move Consul binary to location in path
-sudo mv consul /usr/local/bin/
+  # Decompress and remove Consul download
+  unzip 0.5.2_linux_amd64.zip
+  rm 0.5.2_linux_amd64.zip
 
-# Create directories needed by Consul
-sudo mkdir -p /etc/consul.d/{bootstrap,server}
-sudo chmod -R a+rw /etc/consul.d/
+  # Move Consul binary to location in path
+  sudo mv consul /usr/local/bin/
+fi
 
+# Create consul user
+useradd -M -d /var/consul -r -s /usr/bin/nologin consul
+
+# Create and configure Consul working directory
+sudo mkdir -p /var/consul
+if [ -d /var/consul ]; then
+  sudo chown -R consul:consul /var/consul
+fi
+
+# Create and configure Consul configuration directories
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/consul.d/server
+if [ -d /etc/consul.d ]; then
+  sudo chown -R root:consul /etc/consul.d
+fi
+
+# Move files into the correct locations
+sudo mv /home/vagrant/consul.conf /etc/init/consul.conf
+sudo chown root:root /etc/init/consul.conf
+sudo mv /home/vagrant/config.json /etc/consul.d/server/config.json
+sudo chown root:consul /etc/consul.d/server/config.json
diff --git a/consul/servers.yml b/consul/servers.yml
index ebe79e9..3f2907f 100644
--- a/consul/servers.yml
+++ b/consul/servers.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   ram: "512"
   vcpu: "1"
   priv_ip: 192.168.1.101
-- name: consul-02
-  box: slowe/ubuntu-trusty-x64
+- name: "consul-02"
+  box: "slowe/ubuntu-trusty-x64"
   ram: "512"
   vcpu: "1"
   priv_ip: 192.168.1.102
-- name: consul-03
-  box: slowe/ubuntu-trusty-x64
+- name: "consul-03"
+  box: "slowe/ubuntu-trusty-x64"
   ram: "512"
   vcpu: "1"
   priv_ip: 192.168.1.103