diff --git a/Documentation/design/proxies.md b/Documentation/design/proxies.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46b52bab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/design/proxies.md
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+## Proxies
+
+Adding peers in an etcd cluster adds network, CPU, and disk overhead to the leader since each one requires replication.
+Peers primarily provide resiliency in the event of a leader failure but the benefit of more failover nodes decreases as the cluster size increases.
+A lightweight alternative is the proxy.
+
+Proxies are a way for an etcd node to forward requests along to the cluster but the proxies are not part of the Raft cluster themselves.
+This provides an easier API for local applications while reducing the overhead required by a regular peer node.
+Proxies also act as standby nodes in the event that a peer node in the cluster has not recovered after a long duration.
+
+
+## Configuration Parameters
+
+Proxies require two additional configuration parameters: active size & promotion delay.
+The active size specifies a target size for the number of peers in the cluster.
+If there are not enough peers to meet the active size then proxies are promoted to peers until the peer count is equal to the active size.
+If there are more peers than the target active size then peers are demoted to proxies.
+
+The promotion delay specifies how long the cluster should wait before removing a dead peer and promoting a proxy.
+By default this is 30 minutes.
+If a peer is inactive for 30 minutes then the peer is removed and a live proxy is found to take its place.
+
+
+## Logical Workflow
+
+Start a etcd machine and join the cluster:
+
+```
+If peer count less than active size:
+  If machine already exists as a proxy:
+    Remove machine from proxy list
+  Join as peer
+
+If peer count greater than or equal to active size:
+  Join as proxy
+```
+
+Remove an existing etcd machine from the cluster:
+
+```
+If machine exists in peer list:
+  Remove from peer list
+
+If machine exists in proxy list:
+  Remove from proxy list
+```
+
+Leader's active size monitor:
+
+```
+Loop:
+  Sleep 5 seconds
+
+  If peer count less than active size:
+    If proxy count greater than zero:
+      Request a random proxy to rejoin
+    Goto Loop
+  
+  If peer count greater than active size:
+    Demote randomly selected peer
+    Goto Loop
+```
+
+Leader's peer activity monitor:
+
+```
+Loop:
+  Sleep 5 seconds
+
+  For each peer:
+    If peer last activity time greater than promote delay:
+      Demote peer
+      Goto Loop
+```
diff --git a/scripts/test-cluster b/scripts/test-cluster
index f2c11fcf1..a0cd26935 100755
--- a/scripts/test-cluster
+++ b/scripts/test-cluster
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ done
 tmux new-window -t $SESSION:2 -n 'proxy'
 tmux split-window -h
 tmux select-pane -t 0
-tmux send-keys "curl -XPUT -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"activeSize\":3, \"promoteDelay\":30}' http://127.0.0.1:7001/config" C-m
+tmux send-keys "curl -XPUT -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"activeSize\":3, \"promoteDelay\":30}' http://127.0.0.1:7001/v2/admin/config" C-m
 
 for i in 4 5 6; do
 	tmux select-pane -t 0
diff --git a/server/demote_command.go b/server/demote_command.go
index c5e9add1e..d13b4dc11 100644
--- a/server/demote_command.go
+++ b/server/demote_command.go
@@ -34,16 +34,31 @@ func (c *DemoteCommand) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 	clientURL, _ := ps.registry.ClientURL(c.Name)
 	peerURL, _ := ps.registry.PeerURL(c.Name)
 
-	// Perform a removal.
-	(&RemoveCommand{Name: c.Name}).Apply(context)
+	// Remove node from the shared registry.
+	err := ps.registry.UnregisterPeer(c.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Demote peer %s: Error while unregistering (%v)", c.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Delete from stats
+	delete(ps.followersStats.Followers, c.Name)
+
+	// Remove peer in raft
+	err = context.Server().RemovePeer(c.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Demote peer %s: (%v)", c.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Register node as a proxy.
 	ps.registry.RegisterProxy(c.Name, peerURL, clientURL)
 
 	// Update mode if this change applies to this server.
 	if c.Name == ps.Config.Name {
-		log.Infof("Set mode after demotion: %s", c.Name)
-		ps.setMode(ProxyMode)
+		log.Infof("Demote peer %s: Set mode to proxy with %s", c.Name, ps.server.Leader())
+		ps.proxyPeerURL, _ = ps.registry.PeerURL(ps.server.Leader())
+		go ps.setMode(ProxyMode)
 	}
 
 	return nil, nil
diff --git a/server/join_command.go b/server/join_command.go
index 44ffc23ac..37be0d132 100644
--- a/server/join_command.go
+++ b/server/join_command.go
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
 
+	etcdErr "github.com/coreos/etcd/error"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/log"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/third_party/github.com/coreos/raft"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	raft.RegisterCommand(&JoinCommand{})
+	raft.RegisterCommand(&JoinCommandV1{})
+	raft.RegisterCommand(&JoinCommandV2{})
 }
 
-// The JoinCommand adds a node to the cluster.
-//
-// The command returns the join_index (Uvarint) and peer flag (peer=0, proxy=1)
-// in following binary format:
-//
-//     8 bytes      |  1 byte
-//     join_index   |  join_mode
-//
-// This binary protocol is for backward compatibility.
-type JoinCommand struct {
+// JoinCommandV1 represents a request to join the cluster.
+// The command returns the join_index (Uvarint).
+type JoinCommandV1 struct {
 	MinVersion int    `json:"minVersion"`
 	MaxVersion int    `json:"maxVersion"`
 	Name       string `json:"name"`
@@ -29,50 +24,30 @@ type JoinCommand struct {
 	EtcdURL    string `json:"etcdURL"`
 }
 
-func NewJoinCommand(minVersion int, maxVersion int, name, raftUrl, etcdUrl string) *JoinCommand {
-	return &JoinCommand{
-		MinVersion: minVersion,
-		MaxVersion: maxVersion,
-		Name:       name,
-		RaftURL:    raftUrl,
-		EtcdURL:    etcdUrl,
-	}
-}
-
 // The name of the join command in the log
-func (c *JoinCommand) CommandName() string {
+func (c *JoinCommandV1) CommandName() string {
 	return "etcd:join"
 }
 
 // Join a server to the cluster
-func (c *JoinCommand) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+func (c *JoinCommandV1) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 	ps, _ := context.Server().Context().(*PeerServer)
 
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	b := make([]byte, 8)
-	n := binary.PutUvarint(b, context.CommitIndex())
-	buf.Write(b[:n])
+	binary.PutUvarint(b, context.CommitIndex())
 
 	// Make sure we're not getting a cached value from the registry.
 	ps.registry.Invalidate(c.Name)
 
 	// Check if the join command is from a previous peer, who lost all its previous log.
 	if _, ok := ps.registry.ClientURL(c.Name); ok {
-		binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, uint8(peerModeFlag)) // Mark as peer.
-		return buf.Bytes(), nil
+		return b, nil
 	}
 
 	// Check peer number in the cluster
 	if ps.registry.PeerCount() >= ps.ClusterConfig().ActiveSize {
-		log.Debug("Join as proxy ", c.Name)
-		ps.registry.RegisterProxy(c.Name, c.RaftURL, c.EtcdURL)
-		binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, uint8(proxyModeFlag)) // Mark as proxy.
-		return buf.Bytes(), nil
-	}
-
-	// Remove it as a proxy if it is one.
-	if ps.registry.ProxyExists(c.Name) {
-		ps.registry.UnregisterProxy(c.Name)
+		log.Debug("Reject join request from ", c.Name)
+		return []byte{0}, etcdErr.NewError(etcdErr.EcodeNoMorePeer, "", context.CommitIndex())
 	}
 
 	// Add to shared peer registry.
@@ -87,10 +62,79 @@ func (c *JoinCommand) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 		ps.followersStats.Followers[c.Name].Latency.Minimum = 1 << 63
 	}
 
-	binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, uint8(peerModeFlag)) // Mark as peer.
-	return buf.Bytes(), err
+	return b, err
 }
 
-func (c *JoinCommand) NodeName() string {
+func (c *JoinCommandV1) NodeName() string {
 	return c.Name
 }
+
+// JoinCommandV2 represents a request to join the cluster.
+type JoinCommandV2 struct {
+	MinVersion int    `json:"minVersion"`
+	MaxVersion int    `json:"maxVersion"`
+	Name       string `json:"name"`
+	PeerURL    string `json:"peerURL"`
+	ClientURL  string `json:"clientURL"`
+}
+
+// CommandName returns the name of the command in the Raft log.
+func (c *JoinCommandV2) CommandName() string {
+	return "etcd:v2:join"
+}
+
+// Apply attempts to join a machine to the cluster.
+func (c *JoinCommandV2) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	ps, _ := context.Server().Context().(*PeerServer)
+	var msg = joinMessageV2{
+		Mode:        PeerMode,
+		CommitIndex: context.CommitIndex(),
+	}
+
+	// Make sure we're not getting a cached value from the registry.
+	ps.registry.Invalidate(c.Name)
+
+	// Check if the join command is from a previous peer, who lost all its previous log.
+	if _, ok := ps.registry.ClientURL(c.Name); ok {
+		return json.Marshal(msg)
+	}
+
+	// Check peer number in the cluster.
+	if ps.registry.PeerCount() >= ps.ClusterConfig().ActiveSize {
+		log.Debug("Join as proxy ", c.Name)
+		ps.registry.RegisterProxy(c.Name, c.PeerURL, c.ClientURL)
+		msg.Mode = ProxyMode
+		return json.Marshal(msg)
+	}
+
+	// Remove it as a proxy if it is one.
+	if ps.registry.ProxyExists(c.Name) {
+		ps.registry.UnregisterProxy(c.Name)
+	}
+
+	// Add to shared peer registry.
+	ps.registry.RegisterPeer(c.Name, c.PeerURL, c.ClientURL)
+
+	// Add peer in raft
+	if err := context.Server().AddPeer(c.Name, ""); err != nil {
+		b, _ := json.Marshal(msg)
+		return b, err
+	}
+
+	// Add peer stats
+	if c.Name != ps.RaftServer().Name() {
+		ps.followersStats.Followers[c.Name] = &raftFollowerStats{}
+		ps.followersStats.Followers[c.Name].Latency.Minimum = 1 << 63
+	}
+
+	return json.Marshal(msg)
+}
+
+func (c *JoinCommandV2) NodeName() string {
+	return c.Name
+}
+
+type joinMessageV2 struct {
+	CommitIndex uint64 `json:"commitIndex"`
+	Mode        Mode   `json:"mode"`
+}
diff --git a/server/peer_server.go b/server/peer_server.go
index 82e39defa..449ca52fc 100644
--- a/server/peer_server.go
+++ b/server/peer_server.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
@@ -313,10 +310,6 @@ func (s *PeerServer) HTTPHandler() http.Handler {
 	router.HandleFunc("/join", s.JoinHttpHandler)
 	router.HandleFunc("/promote", s.PromoteHttpHandler).Methods("POST")
 	router.HandleFunc("/remove/{name:.+}", s.RemoveHttpHandler)
-	router.HandleFunc("/config", s.getClusterConfigHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
-	router.HandleFunc("/config", s.setClusterConfigHttpHandler).Methods("PUT")
-	router.HandleFunc("/machines", s.getMachinesHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
-	router.HandleFunc("/machines/{name}", s.getMachineHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
 	router.HandleFunc("/vote", s.VoteHttpHandler)
 	router.HandleFunc("/log", s.GetLogHttpHandler)
 	router.HandleFunc("/log/append", s.AppendEntriesHttpHandler)
@@ -324,6 +317,13 @@ func (s *PeerServer) HTTPHandler() http.Handler {
 	router.HandleFunc("/snapshotRecovery", s.SnapshotRecoveryHttpHandler)
 	router.HandleFunc("/etcdURL", s.EtcdURLHttpHandler)
 
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/config", s.getClusterConfigHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/config", s.setClusterConfigHttpHandler).Methods("PUT")
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/machines", s.getMachinesHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/machines/{name}", s.getMachineHttpHandler).Methods("GET")
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/machines/{name}", s.addMachineHttpHandler).Methods("PUT")
+	router.HandleFunc("/v2/admin/machines/{name}", s.removeMachineHttpHandler).Methods("DELETE")
+
 	return router
 }
 
@@ -340,7 +340,14 @@ func (s *PeerServer) SetServer(server *Server) {
 func (s *PeerServer) startAsLeader() {
 	// leader need to join self as a peer
 	for {
-		_, err := s.raftServer.Do(NewJoinCommand(store.MinVersion(), store.MaxVersion(), s.raftServer.Name(), s.Config.URL, s.server.URL()))
+		c := &JoinCommandV1{
+			MinVersion: store.MinVersion(),
+			MaxVersion: store.MaxVersion(),
+			Name:       s.raftServer.Name(),
+			RaftURL:    s.Config.URL,
+			EtcdURL:    s.server.URL(),
+		}
+		_, err := s.raftServer.Do(c)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
@@ -429,8 +436,6 @@ func (s *PeerServer) joinCluster(cluster []string) bool {
 
 // Send join requests to peer.
 func (s *PeerServer) joinByPeer(server raft.Server, peer string, scheme string) error {
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-
 	// t must be ok
 	t, _ := server.Transporter().(*transporter)
 
@@ -444,14 +449,21 @@ func (s *PeerServer) joinByPeer(server raft.Server, peer string, scheme string)
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to join: cluster version is %d; version compatibility is %d - %d", version, store.MinVersion(), store.MaxVersion())
 	}
 
-	json.NewEncoder(&b).Encode(NewJoinCommand(store.MinVersion(), store.MaxVersion(), server.Name(), s.Config.URL, s.server.URL()))
-
-	joinURL := url.URL{Host: peer, Scheme: scheme, Path: "/join"}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	c := &JoinCommandV2{
+		MinVersion: store.MinVersion(),
+		MaxVersion: store.MaxVersion(),
+		Name:       server.Name(),
+		PeerURL:    s.Config.URL,
+		ClientURL:  s.server.URL(),
+	}
+	json.NewEncoder(&b).Encode(c)
 
+	joinURL := url.URL{Host: peer, Scheme: scheme, Path: "/v2/admin/machines/" + server.Name()}
 	log.Debugf("Send Join Request to %s", joinURL.String())
 
-	resp, req, err := t.Post(joinURL.String(), &b)
-
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", joinURL.String(), &b)
+	resp, err := t.client.Do(req)
 	for {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to join: %v", err)
@@ -462,28 +474,17 @@ func (s *PeerServer) joinByPeer(server raft.Server, peer string, scheme string)
 			t.CancelWhenTimeout(req)
 
 			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
-				r := bufio.NewReader(resp.Body)
-				s.joinIndex, _ = binary.ReadUvarint(r)
-
-				// Determine whether the server joined as a proxy or peer.
-				var mode uint64
-				if mode, err = binary.ReadUvarint(r); err == io.EOF {
-					mode = peerModeFlag
-				} else if err != nil {
-					log.Debugf("Error reading join mode: %v", err)
+				var msg joinMessageV2
+				if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&msg); err != nil {
+					log.Debugf("Error reading join response: %v", err)
 					return err
 				}
+				s.joinIndex = msg.CommitIndex
+				s.setMode(msg.Mode)
 
-				switch mode {
-				case peerModeFlag:
-					s.setMode(PeerMode)
-				case proxyModeFlag:
-					s.setMode(ProxyMode)
+				if msg.Mode == ProxyMode {
 					s.proxyClientURL = resp.Header.Get("X-Leader-Client-URL")
 					s.proxyPeerURL = resp.Header.Get("X-Leader-Peer-URL")
-				default:
-					log.Debugf("Invalid join mode: %v", err)
-					return fmt.Errorf("Invalid join mode (%d): %v", mode, err)
 				}
 
 				return nil
@@ -491,7 +492,14 @@ func (s *PeerServer) joinByPeer(server raft.Server, peer string, scheme string)
 			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusTemporaryRedirect {
 				address := resp.Header.Get("Location")
 				log.Debugf("Send Join Request to %s", address)
-				json.NewEncoder(&b).Encode(NewJoinCommand(store.MinVersion(), store.MaxVersion(), server.Name(), s.Config.URL, s.server.URL()))
+				c := &JoinCommandV1{
+					MinVersion: store.MinVersion(),
+					MaxVersion: store.MaxVersion(),
+					Name:       server.Name(),
+					RaftURL:    s.Config.URL,
+					EtcdURL:    s.server.URL(),
+				}
+				json.NewEncoder(&b).Encode(c)
 				resp, req, err = t.Post(address, &b)
 
 			} else if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusBadRequest {
diff --git a/server/peer_server_handlers.go b/server/peer_server_handlers.go
index bde6f50fd..7932a1a83 100644
--- a/server/peer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/server/peer_server_handlers.go
@@ -150,16 +150,14 @@ func (ps *PeerServer) EtcdURLHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 
 // Response to the join request
 func (ps *PeerServer) JoinHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	command := &JoinCommand{}
-
-	err := uhttp.DecodeJsonRequest(req, command)
-	if err != nil {
+	command := &JoinCommandV1{}
+	if err := uhttp.DecodeJsonRequest(req, command); err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
 	log.Debugf("Receive Join Request from %s", command.Name)
-	err = ps.server.Dispatch(command, w, req)
+	err := ps.server.Dispatch(command, w, req)
 
 	// Return status.
 	if err != nil {
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ func (ps *PeerServer) RemoveHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request
 	}
 
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
-	command := &RemoveCommand{
+	command := &RemoveCommandV1{
 		Name: vars["name"],
 	}
 
@@ -286,6 +284,33 @@ func (ps *PeerServer) getMachineMessage(name string) *machineMessage {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Adds a machine to the cluster.
+func (ps *PeerServer) addMachineHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	c := &JoinCommandV2{}
+	if err := uhttp.DecodeJsonRequest(req, c); err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("Receive Join Request (v2) from %s", c.Name)
+	if err := ps.server.Dispatch(c, w, req); err != nil {
+		if etcdErr, ok := err.(*etcdErr.Error); ok {
+			log.Debug("Return error: ", (*etcdErr).Error())
+			etcdErr.Write(w)
+		} else {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Removes a machine from the cluster.
+func (ps *PeerServer) removeMachineHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(req)
+	c := &RemoveCommandV2{Name: vars["name"]}
+	log.Debugf("[recv] Remove Request [%s]", c.Name)
+	ps.server.Dispatch(c, w, req)
+}
+
 // Response to the name request
 func (ps *PeerServer) NameHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	log.Debugf("[recv] Get %s/name/ ", ps.Config.URL)
diff --git a/server/registry.go b/server/registry.go
index 9c5f02570..54fd884f7 100644
--- a/server/registry.go
+++ b/server/registry.go
@@ -65,13 +65,15 @@ func (r *Registry) Proxies() []string {
 
 // RegisterPeer adds a peer to the registry.
 func (r *Registry) RegisterPeer(name string, peerURL string, machURL string) error {
-	// TODO(benbjohnson): Disallow peers that are already proxies.
-	return r.register(RegistryPeerKey, name, peerURL, machURL)
+	if err := r.register(RegistryPeerKey, name, peerURL, machURL); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.peers[name] = r.load(RegistryPeerKey, name)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterProxy adds a proxy to the registry.
 func (r *Registry) RegisterProxy(name string, peerURL string, machURL string) error {
-	// TODO(benbjohnson): Disallow proxies that are already peers.
 	if err := r.register(RegistryProxyKey, name, peerURL, machURL); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/server/remove_command.go b/server/remove_command.go
index 3019f9d9d..6f4ecea5a 100644
--- a/server/remove_command.go
+++ b/server/remove_command.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/log"
@@ -9,21 +10,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	raft.RegisterCommand(&RemoveCommand{})
+	raft.RegisterCommand(&RemoveCommandV1{})
+	raft.RegisterCommand(&RemoveCommandV2{})
 }
 
-// The RemoveCommand removes a server from the cluster.
-type RemoveCommand struct {
+// The RemoveCommandV1 removes a server from the cluster.
+type RemoveCommandV1 struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 }
 
 // The name of the remove command in the log
-func (c *RemoveCommand) CommandName() string {
+func (c *RemoveCommandV1) CommandName() string {
 	return "etcd:remove"
 }
 
 // Remove a server from the cluster
-func (c *RemoveCommand) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+func (c *RemoveCommandV1) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 	ps, _ := context.Server().Context().(*PeerServer)
 
 	// If this is a proxy then remove it and exit.
@@ -70,3 +72,65 @@ func (c *RemoveCommand) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	return b, err
 }
+
+// RemoveCommandV2 represents a command to remove a machine from the server.
+type RemoveCommandV2 struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+// CommandName returns the name of the command.
+func (c *RemoveCommandV2) CommandName() string {
+	return "etcd:v2:remove"
+}
+
+// Apply removes the given machine from the cluster.
+func (c *RemoveCommandV2) Apply(context raft.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	ps, _ := context.Server().Context().(*PeerServer)
+	ret, _ := json.Marshal(removeMessageV2{CommitIndex: context.CommitIndex()})
+
+	// If this is a proxy then remove it and exit.
+	if ps.registry.ProxyExists(c.Name) {
+		if err := ps.registry.UnregisterProxy(c.Name); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return ret, nil
+	}
+
+	// Remove node from the shared registry.
+	err := ps.registry.UnregisterPeer(c.Name)
+
+	// Delete from stats
+	delete(ps.followersStats.Followers, c.Name)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Error while unregistering: %s (%v)", c.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Remove peer in raft
+	if err := context.Server().RemovePeer(c.Name); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Unable to remove peer: %s (%v)", c.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if c.Name == context.Server().Name() {
+		// the removed node is this node
+
+		// if the node is not replaying the previous logs
+		// and the node has sent out a join request in this
+		// start. It is sure that this node received a new remove
+		// command and need to be removed
+		if context.CommitIndex() > ps.joinIndex && ps.joinIndex != 0 {
+			log.Debugf("server [%s] is removed", context.Server().Name())
+			os.Exit(0)
+		} else {
+			// else ignore remove
+			log.Debugf("ignore previous remove command.")
+		}
+	}
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+type removeMessageV2 struct {
+	CommitIndex uint64 `json:"commitIndex"`
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 51c0a17a0..83c133bad 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ func (s *Server) Dispatch(c raft.Command, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 
 	var url string
 	switch c.(type) {
-	case *JoinCommand, *RemoveCommand:
+	case *JoinCommandV1, *RemoveCommandV1:
+		url, _ = ps.registry.PeerURL(leader)
+	case *JoinCommandV2, *RemoveCommandV2:
 		url, _ = ps.registry.PeerURL(leader)
 	default:
 		url, _ = ps.registry.ClientURL(leader)
diff --git a/tests/functional/cluster_config_test.go b/tests/functional/cluster_config_test.go
index 8f8b667f0..c75ce1de4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/cluster_config_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/cluster_config_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ func TestClusterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer DestroyCluster(etcds)
 
-	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":3, "promoteDelay":60}`))
+	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/v2/admin/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":3, "promoteDelay":60}`))
 	assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200)
 
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
-	resp, _ = tests.Get("http://localhost:7002/config")
+	resp, _ = tests.Get("http://localhost:7002/v2/admin/config")
 	body := tests.ReadBodyJSON(resp)
 	assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200)
 	assert.Equal(t, body["activeSize"], 3)
diff --git a/tests/functional/proxy_test.go b/tests/functional/proxy_test.go
index 6c9d52e0b..665862aad 100644
--- a/tests/functional/proxy_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/proxy_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(result.Node.Nodes), 1)
 
 	// Reconfigure with larger active size (10 nodes) and wait for promotion.
-	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":10, "promoteDelay":1800}`))
+	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/v2/admin/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":10, "promoteDelay":1800}`))
 	if !assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(result.Node.Nodes), 0)
 
 	// Reconfigure with a smaller active size (8 nodes).
-	resp, _ = tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":8, "promoteDelay":1800}`))
+	resp, _ = tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/v2/admin/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":8, "promoteDelay":1800}`))
 	if !assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestProxyAutoPromote(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(result.Node.Nodes), 1)
 
 	// Reconfigure with a short promote delay (2 second).
-	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":9, "promoteDelay":2}`))
+	resp, _ := tests.Put("http://localhost:7001/v2/admin/config", "application/json", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"activeSize":9, "promoteDelay":2}`))
 	if !assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
diff --git a/tests/functional/remove_node_test.go b/tests/functional/remove_node_test.go
index 273577007..5e22ba08e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/remove_node_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/remove_node_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestRemoveNode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c.SyncCluster()
 
-	rmReq, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "http://127.0.0.1:7001/remove/node3", nil)
+	rmReq, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "http://127.0.0.1:7001/v2/admin/machines/node3", nil)
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
diff --git a/third_party/github.com/coreos/raft/server.go b/third_party/github.com/coreos/raft/server.go
index 5fc3205d9..8cef1341a 100644
--- a/third_party/github.com/coreos/raft/server.go
+++ b/third_party/github.com/coreos/raft/server.go
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ func (s *server) Stop() {
 	// make sure the server has stopped before we close the log
 	<-s.stopped
 	s.log.close()
+	s.state = Stopped
 }
 
 // Checks if the server is currently running.