diff --git a/command/agent/agent_test.go b/command/agent/agent_test.go
index 6b21a62fb0..849c61201c 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func nextConfig() *Config {
 	idx := atomic.AddUint64(&offset, 1)
 	conf := DefaultConfig()
 
+	conf.Bootstrap = true
 	conf.Datacenter = "dc1"
 	conf.HTTPAddr = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", 8500+10*idx)
 	conf.RPCAddr = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", 8400+10*idx)
diff --git a/consul/server_test.go b/consul/server_test.go
index 36d71f3be4..37a1d73f4a 100644
--- a/consul/server_test.go
+++ b/consul/server_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func testServer(t *testing.T) (string, *Server) {
 func testServerDC(t *testing.T, dc string) (string, *Server) {
 	dir := tmpDir(t)
 	config := DefaultConfig()
+	config.Bootstrap = true
 	config.Datacenter = dc
 	config.DataDir = dir