diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 918b19a..ecfe6f8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@
   when:
     - consul_encrypt_enable | bool
 
+- name: delete hcl config file
+  file:
+    path: "{{consul_config_path}}/consul.hcl"
+    state: absent
+  become : true
+- name: Creating a file with content
+  copy:
+    dest:  "{{consul_config_path}}/consul.hcl"
+    content: "{}"
 - name: apply config template
   block:
     - name: server template