diff --git a/src/raft/RaftManager.cc b/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
index 56ad539da1..1d07a30ff2 100644
--- a/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
+++ b/src/raft/RaftManager.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void RaftManager::finalize_action(const ActionRequest& ar)
 
     if (is_leader())
     {
-        follower(-1);
+        follower(0);
     }
 }