diff --git a/cmd/consul-dataplane/main.go b/cmd/consul-dataplane/main.go
index d5098e5a..93cd40da 100644
--- a/cmd/consul-dataplane/main.go
+++ b/cmd/consul-dataplane/main.go
@@ -99,12 +99,11 @@ func init() {
 	IntVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds, "shutdown-grace-period-seconds", "DP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", "Amount of time to wait after receiving a SIGTERM signal before terminating the proxy.")
 	StringVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.GracefulShutdownPath, "graceful-shutdown-path", "DP_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PATH", "An HTTP path to serve the graceful shutdown endpoint.")
 	IntVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.GracefulPort, "graceful-port", "DP_GRACEFUL_PORT", "A port to serve HTTP endpoints for graceful shutdown.")
-
-	// Default is false, may be useful for debugging unexpected termination.
-	BoolVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled, "dump-envoy-config-on-exit", "DP_DUMP_ENVOY_CONFIG_ON_EXIT", "Call the Envoy /config_dump endpoint during consul-dataplane controlled shutdown.")
-	//#########################
 	IntVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.StartupGracePeriodSeconds, "startup-grace-period-seconds", "DP_STARTUP_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", "Amount of time to wait for consul-dataplane startup.")
 	StringVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.GracefulStartupPath, "graceful-startup-path", "DP_GRACEFUL_STARTUP_PATH", "An HTTP path to serve the graceful startup endpoint.")
+	// Default is false, may be useful for debugging unexpected termination.
+	BoolVar(flags, &flagOpts.dataplaneConfig.Envoy.DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled, "dump-envoy-config-on-exit", "DP_DUMP_ENVOY_CONFIG_ON_EXIT", "Call the Envoy /config_dump endpoint during consul-dataplane controlled shutdown.")
+
 	flags.StringVar(&flagOpts.configFile, "config-file", "", "The json config file for configuring consul data plane")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/config.go b/pkg/consuldp/config.go
index c9353377..df7add46 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/config.go
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/config.go
@@ -293,15 +293,14 @@ type EnvoyConfig struct {
 	ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds int
 	// GracefulShutdownPath is the path on which the HTTP endpoint to initiate a graceful shutdown of Envoy is served
 	GracefulShutdownPath string
-	// GracefulPort is the port on which the HTTP server for graceful shutdown endpoints will be available.
-	GracefulPort int
-	// DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled configures whether to call Envoy's /config_dump endpoint during consul-dataplane controlled shutdown.
-	DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled bool
-	//##############
 	//StartupGracePeriodSeconds is the amount of time to block application after startup for Envoy proxy to be ready.
 	StartupGracePeriodSeconds int
 	// GracefulStartupPath is the path on which the HTTP endpoint to initiate a graceful startup of Envoy is served
 	GracefulStartupPath string
+	// GracefulPort is the port on which the HTTP server for graceful shutdown endpoints will be available.
+	GracefulPort int
+	// DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled configures whether to call Envoy's /config_dump endpoint during consul-dataplane controlled shutdown.
+	DumpEnvoyConfigOnExitEnabled bool
 	// ExtraArgs are the extra arguments passed to envoy at startup of the proxy
 	ExtraArgs []string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/lifecycle.go b/pkg/consuldp/lifecycle.go
index da3cb7fe..b8655d97 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/lifecycle.go
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ func (m *lifecycleConfig) gracefulShutdown() {
 
 func (m *lifecycleConfig) gracefulStartupHandler(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 
-	m.gracefulStartup()
 	//Unlike in gracefulShutdown, we want to delay the OK response until envoy is ready
 	//in order to block application container.
+	m.gracefulStartup()
 	rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 
 }
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ func (m *lifecycleConfig) gracefulStartupHandler(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http
 // gracefulStartup blocks until the startup grace period has elapsed or we have confirmed that
 // Envoy proxy is ready.
 func (m *lifecycleConfig) gracefulStartup() {
-	m.logger.Info("Blocking container startup until Envoy ready / grace period elapsed")
-	timeout := time.Duration(m.shutdownGracePeriodSeconds) * time.Second
+	timeout := time.Duration(m.startupGracePeriodSeconds) * time.Second
+	m.logger.Info("Blocking container startup until Envoy ready or until graceful timeout elapsed", "timeout", timeout)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 	defer cancel()