diff --git a/consul/util.go b/consul/util.go
index a9544c0f2..3640c7a4e 100644
--- a/consul/util.go
+++ b/consul/util.go
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import (
  * Contains an entry for each private block:
  * 10.0.0.0/8
  * 100.64.0.0/10
+ * 127.0.0.0/8
+ * 169.254.0.0/16
  * 172.16.0.0/12
- * 192.168/16
+ * 192.168.0.0/16
  */
 var privateBlocks []*net.IPNet
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ func (s *serverParts) String() string {
 
 func init() {
 	// Add each private block
-	privateBlocks = make([]*net.IPNet, 4)
+	privateBlocks = make([]*net.IPNet, 6)
 
 	_, block, err := net.ParseCIDR("10.0.0.0/8")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -50,23 +52,35 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	privateBlocks[0] = block
 
-	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("172.16.0.0/12")
+	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("100.64.0.0/10")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad cidr. Got %v", err))
 	}
 	privateBlocks[1] = block
 
-	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("192.168.0.0/16")
+	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("127.0.0.0/8")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad cidr. Got %v", err))
 	}
 	privateBlocks[2] = block
 
-	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("100.64.0.0/10")
+	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("169.254.0.0/16")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad cidr. Got %v", err))
 	}
 	privateBlocks[3] = block
+
+	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("172.16.0.0/12")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad cidr. Got %v", err))
+	}
+	privateBlocks[4] = block
+
+	_, block, err = net.ParseCIDR("192.168.0.0/16")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad cidr. Got %v", err))
+	}
+	privateBlocks[5] = block
 }
 
 // strContains checks if a list contains a string
diff --git a/consul/util_test.go b/consul/util_test.go
index d2f08c397..64a187ab1 100644
--- a/consul/util_test.go
+++ b/consul/util_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestIsPrivateIP(t *testing.T) {
 	if isPrivateIP("8.8.8.8") {
 		t.Fatalf("bad")
 	}
-	if isPrivateIP("127.0.0.1") {
+	if !isPrivateIP("127.0.0.1") {
 		t.Fatalf("bad")
 	}
 }