diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.conf.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.conf.j2
index 6e7d913a4..cc29baa25 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.conf.j2
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER_STATE="new"
 ETCD_DATA_DIR="{{ etcd_data_dir }}"
 ETCD_ELECTION_TIMEOUT="5000"
 ETCD_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL="1000"
+ETCD_INITIAL_ELECTION_TICK_ADVANCE="false"
 ETCD_ENABLE_V2="true"