diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index 2990b5433..c378c222d 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 	Name     string
 	Type     string
 	Script   string
-	Http     string
+	Path     string
 	Protocol string
 	Interval time.Duration
 	Timeout  time.Duration
diff --git a/client/consul.go b/client/consul.go
index b3fdfe6c1..0c2988a52 100644
--- a/client/consul.go
+++ b/client/consul.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 	"log"
+	"path"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ func (c *ConsulClient) makeChecks(service *structs.Service, ip string, port int)
 		}
 		switch check.Type {
 		case structs.ServiceCheckHTTP:
-			c.HTTP = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d/%s", check.Protocol, ip, port, check.Http)
+			baseUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d", check.Protocol, ip, port)
+			c.HTTP = path.Join(baseUrl, check.Path)
 		case structs.ServiceCheckTCP:
 			c.TCP = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port)
 		case structs.ServiceCheckScript:
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 5ff8d8c3b..876bb0c39 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 	Name     string        // Name of the check, defaults to id
 	Type     string        // Type of the check - tcp, http, docker and script
 	Script   string        // Script to invoke for script check
-	Http     string        // path of the health check url for http type check
+	Path     string        // path of the health check url for http type check
 	Protocol string        // Protocol to use if check is http, defaults to http
 	Interval time.Duration // Interval of the check
 	Timeout  time.Duration // Timeout of the response from the check before consul fails the check
@@ -1017,16 +1017,16 @@ type ServiceCheck struct {
 
 func (sc *ServiceCheck) Validate() error {
 	t := strings.ToLower(sc.Type)
-	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckHTTP && sc.Http == "" {
+	if t != ServiceCheckTCP && t != ServiceCheckHTTP {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Check with name %v has invalid check type: %s ", sc.Name, sc.Type)
+	}
+	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckHTTP && sc.Path == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("http checks needs the Http path information.")
 	}
 
 	if sc.Type == ServiceCheckScript && sc.Script == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Script checks need the script to invoke")
 	}
-	if t != ServiceCheckTCP && t != ServiceCheckHTTP {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Check with name %v has invalid check type: %s ", sc.Name, sc.Type)
-	}
 	return nil
 }