diff --git a/cluster/services/consul/agent.nix b/cluster/services/consul/agent.nix
index e45ea47..b6aa045 100644
--- a/cluster/services/consul/agent.nix
+++ b/cluster/services/consul/agent.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ in
       bind_addr = hl.ipv4;
       ports.serf_lan = hl.port;
       retry_join = map (hostName: hostLinks.${hostName}.consul.tuple) (cfg.otherNodes.agent hostName);
+      bootstrap_expect = builtins.length cfg.nodes.agent;
     };
   };