diff --git a/manifests/reload_service.pp b/manifests/reload_service.pp
index d182359e..af3d455b 100644
--- a/manifests/reload_service.pp
+++ b/manifests/reload_service.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   if $consul::manage_service == true and $consul::service_ensure == 'running' {
     exec { 'reload consul service':
       path        => [$consul::bin_dir,'/bin','/usr/bin'],
-      command     => 'consul reload',
+      command     => "consul reload -rpc-addr=${consul::rpc_addr}:${consul::rpc_port}",
       refreshonly => true,
     }
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index ecbf576d..77737af7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -342,6 +342,56 @@
     it { should contain_file('/etc/init/consul.conf').with_content(/env GROUP=custom_consul_group/) }
   end
 
+  context "When consul is reloaded" do
+    let (:params) {{
+      :services => {
+        'test_service1' => {}
+      }
+    }}
+    let (:facts) {{
+      :ipaddress_lo => '127.0.0.1'
+    }}
+    it {
+      should contain_exec('reload consul service').
+        with_command('consul reload -rpc-addr=127.0.0.1:8400')
+    }
+  end
+
+  context "When consul is reloaded on a custom port" do
+    let (:params) {{
+      :services => {
+        'test_service1' => {}
+      },
+      :config_hash => {
+        'ports' => {
+          'rpc' => '9999'
+        },
+        'addresses' => {
+          'rpc' => 'consul.example.com'
+        }
+      }
+    }}
+    it {
+      should contain_exec('reload consul service').
+        with_command('consul reload -rpc-addr=consul.example.com:9999')
+    }
+  end
+
+  context "When consul is reloaded with a default client_addr" do
+    let (:params) {{
+      :services => {
+        'test_service1' => {}
+      },
+      :config_hash => {
+        'client_addr' => '192.168.34.56',
+      }
+    }}
+    it {
+      should contain_exec('reload consul service').
+        with_command('consul reload -rpc-addr=192.168.34.56:8400')
+    }
+  end
+
   context "When the user provides a hash of services" do
     let (:params) {{
       :services => {