diff --git a/client/consul_template.go b/client/consul_template.go
index 4f30b229d954..6861c5159071 100644
--- a/client/consul_template.go
+++ b/client/consul_template.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -261,8 +262,12 @@ WAIT:
 
 			if restart || len(signals) != 0 {
 				if splay != 0 {
+					ns := splay.Nanoseconds()
+					offset := rand.Int63n(ns)
+					t := time.Duration(offset)
+
 					select {
-					case <-time.After(time.Duration(splay)):
+					case <-time.After(t):
 					case <-tm.shutdownCh:
 						return
 					}
diff --git a/scripts/install_consul.sh b/scripts/install_consul.sh
index 9623e6288a1c..5c4812dba770 100755
--- a/scripts/install_consul.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_consul.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-CONSUL_VERSION="0.7.0"
+CONSUL_VERSION="0.7.2"
 CURDIR=`pwd`
 
 echo Fetching Consul...