diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2 b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
index debeba1a304c0a6ee37900e9fb6672fa1638dfa8..c14bdcf342a135fc6e2bd20b16e5cb78455b38b9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ wsrep_sst_method=xtrabackup-v2
 wsrep_sst_auth={{ database_user }}:{{ database_password }}
 wsrep_slave_threads=4
 wsrep_notify_cmd=/usr/local/bin/wsrep-notify.sh
+wsrep_on = ON
 
 max_connections=10000