diff --git a/etcdserver/raft.go b/etcdserver/raft.go
index ff11349fae4..9695da80ea5 100644
--- a/etcdserver/raft.go
+++ b/etcdserver/raft.go
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ func restartAsStandaloneNode(cfg ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) (types
 		Storage:         s,
 		MaxSizePerMsg:   maxSizePerMsg,
 		MaxInflightMsgs: maxInflightMsgs,
+		CheckQuorum:     true,
 	}
 	n := raft.RestartNode(c)
 	raftStatus = n.Status