diff --git a/.changelog/15227.txt b/.changelog/15227.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a22d4bc7a50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/15227.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+keyring: Fixed a bug where replication would stop after snapshot restores
+```
diff --git a/nomad/encrypter.go b/nomad/encrypter.go
index 23b53db724df..1f773bd95d64 100644
--- a/nomad/encrypter.go
+++ b/nomad/encrypter.go
@@ -431,18 +431,13 @@ func (krr *KeyringReplicator) stop() {
 	krr.stopFn()
 }
 
-const keyringReplicationRate = 10
+const keyringReplicationRate = 5
 
 func (krr *KeyringReplicator) run(ctx context.Context) {
-	limiter := rate.NewLimiter(keyringReplicationRate, keyringReplicationRate)
 	krr.logger.Debug("starting encryption key replication")
 	defer krr.logger.Debug("exiting key replication")
 
-	retryErrTimer, stop := helper.NewSafeTimer(time.Second * 1)
-	defer stop()
-
-START:
-	store := krr.srv.fsm.State()
+	limiter := rate.NewLimiter(keyringReplicationRate, keyringReplicationRate)
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -451,19 +446,17 @@ START:
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		default:
-			// Rate limit how often we attempt replication
 			err := limiter.Wait(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				goto ERR_WAIT // rate limit exceeded
+				continue // rate limit exceeded
 			}
 
-			ws := store.NewWatchSet()
-			iter, err := store.RootKeyMetas(ws)
+			store := krr.srv.fsm.State()
+			iter, err := store.RootKeyMetas(nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				krr.logger.Error("failed to fetch keyring", "error", err)
-				goto ERR_WAIT
+				continue
 			}
-
 			for {
 				raw := iter.Next()
 				if raw == nil {
@@ -488,16 +481,6 @@ START:
 		}
 	}
 
-ERR_WAIT:
-	retryErrTimer.Reset(1 * time.Second)
-
-	select {
-	case <-retryErrTimer.C:
-		goto START
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
-	}
-
 }
 
 // replicateKey replicates a single key from peer servers that was present in
diff --git a/nomad/encrypter_test.go b/nomad/encrypter_test.go
index 43766d8c4b5b..b16e4eae67b6 100644
--- a/nomad/encrypter_test.go
+++ b/nomad/encrypter_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package nomad
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	msgpackrpc "github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/ci"
@@ -300,6 +302,32 @@ func TestEncrypter_KeyringReplication(t *testing.T) {
 		time.Second*5, time.Second,
 		"expected new servers to get replicated keys")
 
+	// Scenario: reload a snapshot
+
+	t.Logf("taking snapshot of node5")
+
+	snapshot, err := srv5.fsm.Snapshot()
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer snapshot.Release()
+
+	// Persist so we can read it back
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	sink := &MockSink{buf, false}
+	must.NoError(t, snapshot.Persist(sink))
+
+	must.NoError(t, srv5.fsm.Restore(sink))
+
+	// rotate the key
+
+	err = msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Keyring.Rotate", rotateReq, &rotateResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	keyID4 := rotateResp.Key.KeyID
+
+	require.Eventually(t, checkReplicationFn(keyID4),
+		time.Second*5, time.Second,
+		"expected new servers to get replicated keys after snapshot restore")
+
 }
 
 func TestEncrypter_EncryptDecrypt(t *testing.T) {