diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
index 78baf2a3b1..8870f20af8 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
@@ -293,14 +293,19 @@ spec:
                 -hcl='auto_encrypt = {tls = true}' \
                 -hcl="auto_encrypt = {ip_san = [\"$HOST_IP\",\"$POD_IP\"]}" \
                 {{- else }}
-                -hcl='tls { defaults { cert_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.crt" }}' \
-                -hcl='tls { defaults { key_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.key" }}' \
+{{/*                -hcl='tls { defaults { cert_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.crt" }}' \*/}}
+{{/*                -hcl='tls { defaults { key_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.key" }}' \*/}}
+                -hcl='cert_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.crt"' \
+                -hcl='key_file = "/consul/tls/client/tls.key"' \
                 {{- end }}
                 {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}
-                -hcl='tls { defaults { verify_outgoing = true }}' \
+{{/*                -hcl='tls { defaults { verify_outgoing = true }}' \*/}}
+                -hcl='verify_outgoing = true' \
                 {{- if not .Values.global.tls.enableAutoEncrypt }}
-                -hcl='tls { internal_rpc { verify_incoming = true }}' \
-                -hcl='tls { internal_rpc { verify_server_hostname = true }}' \
+{{/*                -hcl='tls { internal_rpc { verify_incoming = true }}' \*/}}
+{{/*                -hcl='tls { internal_rpc { verify_server_hostname = true }}' \*/}}
+                -hcl='verify_incoming_rpc = true' \
+                -hcl='verify_server_hostname = true' \
                 {{- end }}
                 {{- end }}
                 -hcl='ports { https = 8501 }' \
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/server-config-configmap.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/server-config-configmap.yaml
index 0071eebc99..8a80e7c88a 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/server-config-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/server-config-configmap.yaml
@@ -86,33 +86,47 @@ data:
   {{- if .Values.global.tls.enabled }}
   tls-config.json: |-
     {
-      "tls": {
-        {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}
-        "internal_rpc": {
-          "verify_incoming": true,
-          "verify_server_hostname": true
-        },
-        {{- end }}
-        "defaults": {
-          {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}
-          "verify_outgoing": true,
-          {{- end }}
-          {{- if .Values.global.secretsBackend.vault.enabled }}
-          "ca_file": "/vault/secrets/serverca.crt",
-          "cert_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.crt",
-          "key_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.key"
-          {{- else }}
-          "ca_file": "/consul/tls/ca/tls.crt",
-          "cert_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.crt",
-          "key_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.key"
-          {{- end }}
-        }
-      },
+       {{- if .Values.global.secretsBackend.vault.enabled }}
+       "ca_file": "/vault/secrets/serverca.crt",
+       "cert_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.crt",
+       "key_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.key",
+       {{- else }}
+       "ca_file": "/consul/tls/ca/tls.crt",
+       "cert_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.crt",
+       "key_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.key",
+       {{- end }}
+{{/*       "tls": {*/}}
+{{/*         {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}*/}}
+{{/*         "internal_rpc": {*/}}
+{{/*           "verify_incoming": true,*/}}
+{{/*           "verify_server_hostname": true*/}}
+{{/*         },*/}}
+{{/*         {{- end }}*/}}
+{{/*         "defaults": {*/}}
+{{/*           {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}*/}}
+{{/*           "verify_outgoing": true,*/}}
+{{/*           {{- end }}*/}}
+{{/*           {{- if .Values.global.secretsBackend.vault.enabled }}*/}}
+{{/*           "ca_file": "/vault/secrets/serverca.crt",*/}}
+{{/*           "cert_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.crt",*/}}
+{{/*           "key_file": "/vault/secrets/servercert.key"*/}}
+{{/*           {{- else }}*/}}
+{{/*           "ca_file": "/consul/tls/ca/tls.crt",*/}}
+{{/*           "cert_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.crt",*/}}
+{{/*           "key_file": "/consul/tls/server/tls.key"*/}}
+{{/*           {{- end }}*/}}
+{{/*         }*/}}
+{{/*       },*/}}
       {{- if .Values.global.tls.enableAutoEncrypt }}
       "auto_encrypt": {
         "allow_tls": true
       },
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.global.tls.verify }}
+      "verify_incoming_rpc": true,
+      "verify_outgoing": true,
+      "verify_server_hostname": true,
+      {{- end }}
       "ports": {
         {{- if .Values.global.tls.httpsOnly }}
         "http": -1,
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
index 1523872d58..56743ab742 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
@@ -903,13 +903,13 @@ load _helpers
       yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command | join(" ")' | tee /dev/stderr)
 
   local actual
-  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("tls { internal_rpc { verify_incoming = true }}")' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("verify_incoming_rpc = true")' | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("tls { defaults { verify_outgoing = true }}")' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("verify_outgoing = true")' | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("tls { internal_rpc { verify_server_hostname = true }}")' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $command | jq -r '. | contains("verify_server_hostname = true")' | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 }
 
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/server-config-configmap.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/server-config-configmap.bats
index 3744a0e5a6..624fcdf2a2 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/server-config-configmap.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/server-config-configmap.bats
@@ -678,22 +678,22 @@ load _helpers
       yq -r '.data["tls-config.json"]' | tee /dev/stderr)
 
   local actual
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.defaults.ca_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .ca_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/consul/tls/ca/tls.crt" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.defaults.cert_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .cert_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/consul/tls/server/tls.crt" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.defaults.key_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .key_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/consul/tls/server/tls.key" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.internal_rpc.verify_incoming | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_incoming_rpc | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.defaults.verify_outgoing | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_outgoing | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.internal_rpc.verify_server_hostname | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_server_hostname | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
 
   actual=$(echo $config | jq -c .ports | tee /dev/stderr)
@@ -710,10 +710,13 @@ load _helpers
       yq -r '.data["tls-config.json"]' | tee /dev/stderr)
 
   local actual
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.internal_rpc | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_incoming_rpc | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "null" ]
 
-  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .tls.defaults.verify_outgoing | tee /dev/stderr)
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_outgoing | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "null" ]
+
+  actual=$(echo $config | jq -r .verify_server_hostname | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "null" ]
 }
 
@@ -761,13 +764,13 @@ load _helpers
     . | tee /dev/stderr |
     yq -r '.data["tls-config.json"]' | tee /dev/stderr)
 
-  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .tls.defaults.ca_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .ca_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/vault/secrets/serverca.crt" ]
 
-  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .tls.defaults.cert_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .cert_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/vault/secrets/servercert.crt" ]
 
-  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .tls.defaults.key_file | tee /dev/stderr)
+  local actual=$(echo $object | jq -r .key_file | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "/vault/secrets/servercert.key" ]
 }