diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 9e5b8841c6f8..cb2be4fe64b2 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -628,7 +628,11 @@ func (a *Agent) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// Check for a last seen timestamp and exit if deemed stale before attempting to join
 		// Serf/Raft or listen for requests.
 		if err := a.checkServerLastSeen(consul.ReadServerMetadata); err != nil {
-			// TODO: log a  bunch of times first?
+			deadline := time.Now().Add(time.Minute)
+			for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+				a.logger.Error("startup error: %s", err)
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			}
 			return err
 		}