diff --git a/consul/catalog_endpoint.go b/consul/catalog_endpoint.go
index e7c06dbc21..02456d2417 100644
--- a/consul/catalog_endpoint.go
+++ b/consul/catalog_endpoint.go
@@ -22,28 +22,21 @@ type Catalog struct {
  */
 
 // Register is used register that a node is providing a given service.
-// Returns true if the entry was added, false if it already exists, or
-// an error is returned.
-func (c *Catalog) Register(args *rpc.RegisterRequest, reply *bool) error {
+func (c *Catalog) Register(args *rpc.RegisterRequest, reply *struct{}) error {
 	if done, err := c.forward("Catalog.Register", args.Datacenter, args, reply); done {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Run it through raft
-	resp, err := c.raftApply(rpc.RegisterRequestType, args)
+	_, err := c.raftApply(rpc.RegisterRequestType, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Printf("[ERR] Register failed: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-
-	// Set the response
-	*reply = resp.(bool)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Deregister is used to remove a service registration for a given node.
-// Returns true if the entry was removed, false if it doesn't exist or
-// an error is returned.
-func (c *Catalog) Deregister(args *rpc.DeregisterRequest, reply *bool) error {
+func (c *Catalog) Deregister(args *rpc.DeregisterRequest, reply *struct{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/consul/fsm.go b/consul/fsm.go
index c035fb3883..db83a37f7b 100644
--- a/consul/fsm.go
+++ b/consul/fsm.go
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ func (c *consulFSM) applyRegister(buf []byte) interface{} {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to decode request: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	return true
+	// Ensure the node
+	c.state.EnsureNode(req.Node, req.Address)
+
+	// Ensure the service if provided
+	if req.ServiceName != "" {
+		c.state.EnsureService(req.Node, req.ServiceName, req.ServiceTag, req.ServicePort)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *consulFSM) Snapshot() (raft.FSMSnapshot, error) {
diff --git a/consul/fsm_test.go b/consul/fsm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40df4856c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consul/fsm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package consul
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/rpc"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFSM_RegisterNode(t *testing.T) {
+	fsm, err := NewFSM()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	req := rpc.RegisterRequest{
+		Datacenter:  "dc1",
+		Node:        "foo",
+		Address:     "127.0.0.1",
+		ServiceName: "db",
+		ServiceTag:  "master",
+		ServicePort: 8000,
+	}
+	buf, err := rpc.Encode(rpc.RegisterRequestType, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	resp := fsm.Apply(buf)
+	if resp != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resp: %v", resp)
+	}
+
+	// Verify we are registered
+	if found, _ := fsm.state.GetNode("foo"); !found {
+		t.Fatalf("not found!")
+	}
+
+	// Verify service registered
+	services := fsm.state.NodeServices("foo")
+	if _, ok := services["db"]; !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("not registered!")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpc/structs.go b/rpc/structs.go
index ce0291efbe..c5eaf7409b 100644
--- a/rpc/structs.go
+++ b/rpc/structs.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type RegisterRequest struct {
 	Node        string
 	Address     string
 	ServiceName string
-	ServicePort int
 	ServiceTag  string
+	ServicePort int
 }
 
 // DeregisterRequest is used for the Catalog.Deregister endpoint