1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/cluster/TrafficNodeMonitor.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/cluster/TrafficNodeMonitor.java
index e484811ab38..830014bca46 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/cluster/TrafficNodeMonitor.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/cluster/TrafficNodeMonitor.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class TrafficNodeMonitor<T> extends BaseNodeMonitor<T> {
     @Override
     public void failed(ErrorMessage error) {
         respondedAt = now();
+        atStartUp = false;
 
         if (error.getCode() == Error.BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_ERROR.code) {
             setWorking(false, "Connection failure: " + error.toString());