diff --git a/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/server.hcl b/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/server.hcl
index 6b8cf5e..385e208 100644
--- a/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/server.hcl
+++ b/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/server.hcl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 server {
   enabled          = true
-  bootstrap_expect = 1
+  bootstrap_expect = 3
 }