diff --git a/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_agent_service.go b/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_agent_service.go
index 9ede63bf3..6636060a8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_agent_service.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_agent_service.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func resourceConsulAgentServiceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	if services, err := agent.Services(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get services from Consul agent: %v", err)
 	} else if service, ok := services[name]; !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get service '%s' from Consul agent", name)
+		d.Set("id", "")
 	} else {
 		d.Set("address", service.Address)
 		d.Set("id", service.ID)