diff --git a/client/allocrunner/consul_hook.go b/client/allocrunner/consul_hook.go
index b1385a73771..8fa23078657 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/consul_hook.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/consul_hook.go
@@ -98,13 +98,12 @@ func (h *consulHook) Prerun() error {
 }
 
 func (h *consulHook) prepareConsulTokensForTask(job *structs.Job, task *structs.Task, tgName string, tokens map[string]map[string]string) error {
-	var consulClusterName string
-	if task.Consul != nil && task.Consul.Cluster != "" {
-		consulClusterName = task.Consul.Cluster
-	} else {
-		consulClusterName = structs.ConsulDefaultCluster
+	if task.Consul == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
 
+	consulClusterName := task.Consul.Cluster
+
 	// get consul config
 	consulConfig := h.consulConfigs[consulClusterName]
 
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_consul_ce.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_consul_ce.go
index 32fa3659f21..320856ef3a9 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_consul_ce.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_hook_consul_ce.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (h jobConsulHook) Validate(job *structs.Job) ([]error, error) {
 }
 
 func (h jobConsulHook) validateCluster(name string) error {
-	if name != "default" {
+	if name != structs.ConsulDefaultCluster {
 		return errors.New("non-default Consul cluster requires Nomad Enterprise")
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ func (h jobConsulHook) validateCluster(name string) error {
 func (j jobConsulHook) Mutate(job *structs.Job) (*structs.Job, []error, error) {
 	for _, group := range job.TaskGroups {
 		if group.Consul != nil && group.Consul.Cluster == "" {
-			group.Consul.Cluster = "default"
+			group.Consul.Cluster = structs.ConsulDefaultCluster
 		}
 
 		for _, service := range group.Services {
 			if service.IsConsul() && service.Cluster == "" {
-				service.Cluster = "default"
+				service.Cluster = structs.ConsulDefaultCluster
 			}
 		}
 
 		for _, task := range group.Tasks {
 			for _, service := range task.Services {
 				if service.IsConsul() && service.Cluster == "" {
-					service.Cluster = "default"
+					service.Cluster = structs.ConsulDefaultCluster
 				}
 			}
 		}