diff --git a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
index 58cc2603..edf3eb73 100644
--- a/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
+++ b/cluster2/src/main/java/io/scalecube/cluster2/gossip/GossipProtocol.java
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void nextGossipMembers() {
       final int limit = step * (size / step);
       final int nextLimit = index + step;
 
-      if (nextLimit >= limit) {
+      if (nextLimit > limit) {
         index = 0;
         shuffle();
       }