diff --git a/consul/defaults.yaml b/consul/defaults.yaml
index 77b3d3e..69b87ce 100644
--- a/consul/defaults.yaml
+++ b/consul/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ consul:
     enable_debug: false
     log_level: info
     encrypt: ""
+    retry_join: []
+    retry_interval: 30s
+    datacenter: "main"
diff --git a/consul/map.jinja b/consul/map.jinja
index 181753c..b9efe6d 100644
--- a/consul/map.jinja
+++ b/consul/map.jinja
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 {% import_yaml "consul/defaults.yaml" as defaults %}
 
 {% set consul = salt['pillar.get']('consul', default=defaults.consul, merge=True) %}
+
+{% do consul.config.update({'retry_join': consul.config.retry_join or []}) %}