diff --git a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
index 63f485719..e4234179f 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ etcd_version: v3.0.1
 etcd_bin_dir: "{{ local_release_dir }}/etcd/etcd-{{ etcd_version }}-linux-amd64/"
 
 # Possible values: host, docker
-etcd_deployment_type: "host"
+etcd_deployment_type: "docker"
 
 
 etcd_image_repo: "quay.io/coreos/etcd"
diff --git a/roles/etcd/handlers/main.yml b/roles/etcd/handlers/main.yml
index cf0aaa5bf..cc22b1c72 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,42 +3,35 @@
   command: /bin/true
   notify:
     - reload systemd
-    - start etcd
     - reload etcd
+    - wait for etcd up
 
 - name: restart etcd-proxy
   command: /bin/true
   notify:
     - reload systemd
-    - start etcd-proxy
     - reload etcd-proxy
+    - wait for etcd up
 
 - name: reload systemd
   command: systemctl daemon-reload
   when: ansible_service_mgr == "systemd"
 
-- name: start etcd
-  service:
-    name: etcd
-    enabled: yes
-    state: started
-  when: is_etcd_master
-
-- name: start etcd-proxy
-  service:
-    name: etcd-proxy
-    enabled: yes
-    state: started
-  when: is_etcd_proxy
+- name: wait for etcd up
+  uri: url=http://localhost:2379/health
+  register: result
+  until: result.status == 200
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
 
 - name: reload etcd
   service:
     name: etcd
-    state: "{{ 'restarted' if etcd_deployment_type == 'host' else 'reloaded' }}"
+    state: restarted
   when: is_etcd_master
 
 - name: reload etcd-proxy
   service:
     name: etcd-proxy
-    state: "{{ 'restarted' if etcd_deployment_type == 'host' else 'reloaded' }}"
+    state: restarted
   when: is_etcd_proxy
diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
index 733f6475b..3ecaa00e6 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,19 +4,6 @@
 - include: configure.yml
 - include: refresh_config.yml
 
-- name: Restart etcd if binary changed
-  command: /bin/true
-  notify: restart etcd
-  when: etcd_deployment_type == "host" and etcd_copy.stdout_lines and is_etcd_master
-
-- name: Restart etcd-proxy if binary changed
-  command: /bin/true
-  notify: restart etcd-proxy
-  when: etcd_deployment_type == "host" and etcd_copy.stdout_lines and is_etcd_proxy
-
-# Reload systemd before starting service
-- meta: flush_handlers
-
 - name: Ensure etcd is running
   service:
     name: etcd
@@ -31,6 +18,19 @@
     enabled: yes
   when: is_etcd_proxy
 
+- name: Restart etcd if binary changed
+  command: /bin/true
+  notify: restart etcd
+  when: etcd_deployment_type == "host" and etcd_copy.stdout_lines and is_etcd_master
+
+- name: Restart etcd-proxy if binary changed
+  command: /bin/true
+  notify: restart etcd-proxy
+  when: etcd_deployment_type == "host" and etcd_copy.stdout_lines and is_etcd_proxy
+
+# Reload systemd before starting service
+- meta: flush_handlers
+
 # After etcd cluster is assembled, make sure that
 # initial state of the cluster is in `existing`
 # state insted of `new`.
diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
index a02e84c25..e196c0b59 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-docker.service.j2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ExecStartPre=-{{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker rm -f {{ etcd_me
 ExecReload={{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker restart {{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd-proxy") }}
 ExecStop={{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker stop {{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd-proxy") }}
 Restart=always
-RestartSec=10s
+RestartSec=15s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-proxy-docker.service.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-proxy-docker.service.j2
index 757423bb4..98d548cce 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-proxy-docker.service.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd-proxy-docker.service.j2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ExecStartPre=-{{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker rm -f {{ etcd_pr
 ExecReload={{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker restart {{ etcd_proxy_member_name | default("etcd-proxy") }}
 ExecStop={{ docker_bin_dir | default("/usr/bin") }}/docker stop {{ etcd_proxy_member_name | default("etcd-proxy") }}
 Restart=always
-RestartSec=10s
+RestartSec=15s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
index 7e732d632..99d97b01b 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: Calico | wait for etcd
-  wait_for:
-    port: 2379
+  uri: url=http://localhost:2379/health
+  register: result
+  until: result.status == 200
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['kube-master']
 
 - name: Calico | Check if calico network pool has already been configured