diff --git a/integration/cluster.go b/integration/cluster.go
index 38b140eb0..e872e5521 100644
--- a/integration/cluster.go
+++ b/integration/cluster.go
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ func mustNewMember(t *testing.T, mcfg memberConfig) *member {
 		m.ServerConfig.PeerTLSInfo = *m.PeerTLSInfo
 	}
 	m.ElectionTicks = electionTicks
+	m.InitialElectionTickAdvance = true
 	m.TickMs = uint(tickDuration / time.Millisecond)
 	m.QuotaBackendBytes = mcfg.quotaBackendBytes
 	m.MaxTxnOps = mcfg.maxTxnOps