diff --git a/jobs/auctioneer/spec b/jobs/auctioneer/spec
index a87bd15ef8..c88e14011e 100644
--- a/jobs/auctioneer/spec
+++ b/jobs/auctioneer/spec
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ properties:
     description: "capacity of the tls client cache"
   diego.auctioneer.bbs.max_idle_conns_per_host:
     description: "maximum number of idle http connections"
+
+  consul.ttl_in_seconds:
+    description: "TTL value for consul registration in seconds"
+    default: 3
diff --git a/jobs/auctioneer/templates/auctioneer_as_vcap.erb b/jobs/auctioneer/templates/auctioneer_as_vcap.erb
index 901abcb95c..fdf1a909c9 100644
--- a/jobs/auctioneer/templates/auctioneer_as_vcap.erb
+++ b/jobs/auctioneer/templates/auctioneer_as_vcap.erb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export GODEBUG=netdns=cgo
         -bbsMaxIdleConnsPerHost=<%= value %> \
       <% end %> \
       -consulCluster=http://127.0.0.1:8500 \
+      -consulTTL=<%= p("consul.ttl_in_seconds") %> \
       -debugAddr=<%= p("diego.auctioneer.debug_addr") %> \
       -listenAddr=<%= p("diego.auctioneer.listen_addr") %> \
       -dropsondePort=<%= p("diego.auctioneer.dropsonde_port") %> \
diff --git a/jobs/bbs/spec b/jobs/bbs/spec
index fbbf813765..6f74cf1359 100644
--- a/jobs/bbs/spec
+++ b/jobs/bbs/spec
@@ -101,3 +101,7 @@ properties:
   diego.bbs.convergence.expire_pending_task_duration_in_seconds:
     description: "unclaimed tasks are marked as failed, after this duration in seconds"
     default: 1800
+
+  consul.ttl_in_seconds:
+    description: "TTL value for consul registration in seconds"
+    default: 3
diff --git a/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs_as_vcap.erb b/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs_as_vcap.erb
index 55db507bd6..24a6927f41 100644
--- a/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs_as_vcap.erb
+++ b/jobs/bbs/templates/bbs_as_vcap.erb
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ etcd_flags=""
   -advertiseURL=${ad_url_scheme}<%="://#{name.gsub('_', '-')}-#{spec.index}.#{p("diego.bbs.advertisement_base_hostname")}:#{p("diego.bbs.listen_addr").split(':')[1]}" %> \
   -auctioneerAddress=<%= p("diego.bbs.auctioneer.api_url") %> \
   -consulCluster=http://127.0.0.1:8500 \
+  -consulTTL=<%= p("consul.ttl_in_seconds") %> \
   -debugAddr=<%= p("diego.bbs.debug_addr") %> \
   <% p("diego.bbs.encryption_keys").each do |encryption_key| %> \
     -encryptionKey=<%= Shellwords.shellescape("#{encryption_key["label"]}:#{encryption_key["passphrase"]}") %> \
diff --git a/jobs/file_server/spec b/jobs/file_server/spec
index 4a23356bb0..55eb003296 100644
--- a/jobs/file_server/spec
+++ b/jobs/file_server/spec
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ properties:
   diego.file_server.dropsonde_port:
     description: "local metron agent's port"
     default: 3457
+
+  consul.ttl_in_seconds:
+    description: "TTL value for consul registration in seconds"
+    default: 3
diff --git a/jobs/file_server/templates/file_server_as_vcap.erb b/jobs/file_server/templates/file_server_as_vcap.erb
index 4a6ceb53c4..1a8c9c8a9d 100644
--- a/jobs/file_server/templates/file_server_as_vcap.erb
+++ b/jobs/file_server/templates/file_server_as_vcap.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export GODEBUG=netdns=cgo
 /var/vcap/packages/file_server/bin/file-server \
       -address=<%= p("diego.file_server.listen_addr") %> \
       -consulCluster=http://127.0.0.1:8500 \
+      -consulTTL=<%= p("consul.ttl_in_seconds") %> \
       -debugAddr=<%= p("diego.file_server.debug_addr") %> \
       -staticDirectory=<%= p("diego.file_server.static_directory") %> \
       -dropsondePort=<%= p("diego.file_server.dropsonde_port") %> \
diff --git a/jobs/ssh_proxy/spec b/jobs/ssh_proxy/spec
index 8ea53f8c94..1e40a557a8 100644
--- a/jobs/ssh_proxy/spec
+++ b/jobs/ssh_proxy/spec
@@ -73,4 +73,6 @@ properties:
   diego.ssh_proxy.bbs.max_idle_conns_per_host:
     description: "maximum number of idle http connections"
 
-
+  consul.ttl_in_seconds:
+    description: "TTL value for consul registration in seconds"
+    default: 3
diff --git a/jobs/ssh_proxy/templates/ssh_proxy_as_vcap.erb b/jobs/ssh_proxy/templates/ssh_proxy_as_vcap.erb
index 5dfccf9d59..736882b67e 100644
--- a/jobs/ssh_proxy/templates/ssh_proxy_as_vcap.erb
+++ b/jobs/ssh_proxy/templates/ssh_proxy_as_vcap.erb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export GODEBUG=netdns=cgo
       ${uaa_flags} \
       -address=<%= p("diego.ssh_proxy.listen_addr") %> \
       -consulCluster=http://127.0.0.1:8500 \
+      -consulTTL=<%= p("consul.ttl_in_seconds") %> \
       -hostKey="$HOST_KEY" \
       <% if_p("diego.ssh_proxy.allowed_ciphers") do |value| %> \
         -allowedCiphers=<%= value %> \