diff --git a/etcd_client.go b/etcd_client.go
index 09b9d2aa558b094e8a771b619dd5565c4d1222b2..2bbc2179cd231b8539e1b363fe17b885f5a137bd 100644
--- a/etcd_client.go
+++ b/etcd_client.go
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ func NewEtcdClient() *etcd.Client {
 			log.Fatal("Error setting up SSL for etcd client: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
+	c.SetConsistency(etcd.WEAK_CONSISTENCY)
 	return c
 }