@@ -124,8 +124,11 @@ func (n *nodeRunner) start(conf nodeStartConfig) error {

 			n.cluster.config.Backend,

 			n.cluster.config.PluginBackend,

 			n.cluster.config.ImageBackend),

-		HeartbeatTick:    1,

-		ElectionTick:     3,

+		HeartbeatTick: 1,

+		// Recommended value in etcd/raft is 10 x (HeartbeatTick).

+		// Lower values were seen to have caused instability because of

+		// frequent leader elections when running on flakey networks.

+		ElectionTick:     10,

 		UnlockKey:        conf.lockKey,

 		AutoLockManagers: conf.autolock,

 		PluginGetter:     n.cluster.config.Backend.PluginGetter(),