diff --git a/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/configure.yml b/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/configure.yml
index 9389c7d..83091e6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
+
+- name: Reload systemd daemon
+  become: true
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/main.yml
index dcda34c..616c7ad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/configure-consul/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     state: started
   when: ansible_check_mode == false
 
-- name: Check if consul is running
+- name: Check if consul is running with `consul members`
   become: true
   shell: consul members
   register: consul_members
diff --git a/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/configure.yml b/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/configure.yml
index 947765c..cfbe661 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
+
+- name: Reload systemd daemon
+  become: true
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/main.yml
index a5f89f7..ecb90f9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/configure-nomad/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 - name: Check nomad members
   become: true
-  shell: nomad members
+  shell: nomad server members
   register: nomad_members
   when: ansible_check_mode == false
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
index bef5d4a..1fb76ce 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 
 - name: Tell user to generate openVPN configuration for users
   debug:
-    msg: "Please generate openVPN configuration for users: {{ task_result.results | map(attribute='item') | map(attribute='user') | list | join(', ') }}. See https://docs.redbrick.dcu.ie/aperture/vpn/ for more information."
\ No newline at end of file
+    msg: "Please generate openVPN configuration for users: {{ task_result.results | map(attribute='item') | map(attribute='user') | list | join(', ') }}. See https://docs.redbrick.dcu.ie/aperture/vpn/ for more information."
diff --git a/ansible/templates/consul.hcl.j2 b/ansible/templates/consul.hcl.j2
index a95d8dd..3851a3e 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/consul.hcl.j2
+++ b/ansible/templates/consul.hcl.j2
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ performance {
 }
 
 # TODO: change once DNS is running on a host
-recursors = [] # adds DNS forwarding for non-`.consul` domains
+recursors = ["10.10.0.1"] # adds DNS forwarding for non-`.consul` domains