diff --git a/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_keys.go b/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_keys.go
index a1d850cdf..45647b8ff 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_keys.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/consul/resource_consul_keys.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func resourceConsulKeys() *schema.Resource {
 						"delete": &schema.Schema{
 							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 							Optional: true,
+							Default:  false,
 						},
 					},
 				},