diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
index a88d26ed..ee682d72 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ init_upstart()
 
 # Install init script to start on boot
 case "$os" in
-    alpine|devuan)
+    devuan)
         init_sysvinit debian
         ;;
     centos|redhat)
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 674e14c7..415af0af 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+next:
+	* Type __consul_agent: don't deploy init script on Alpine anymore,
+	it ships with one itself (Nico Schottelius)
+
 6.3.0: 2019-12-12
 	* Type __package_update_index: Fix Alpine part (Dominique Roux)
 	* Documentation: Fix man pages for install types (Darko Poljak)