diff --git a/cli/manage.go b/cli/manage.go
index cb0cec02ab..41b0db85d3 100644
--- a/cli/manage.go
+++ b/cli/manage.go
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ func setupReplication(c *cli.Context, cluster cluster.Cluster, server *api.Serve
 		log.Fatal("Leader election is only supported with consul, etcd and zookeeper discovery.")
 	}
 	client := kvDiscovery.Store()
+	p := path.Join(kvDiscovery.Prefix(), leaderElectionPath)
 
-	candidate := leadership.NewCandidate(client, leaderElectionPath, addr)
-	follower := leadership.NewFollower(client, leaderElectionPath)
+	candidate := leadership.NewCandidate(client, p, addr)
+	follower := leadership.NewFollower(client, p)
 
 	primary := api.NewPrimary(cluster, tlsConfig, &statusHandler{cluster, candidate, follower}, c.Bool("cors"))
 	replica := api.NewReplica(primary, tlsConfig)
diff --git a/discovery/kv/kv.go b/discovery/kv/kv.go
index 8a3d2b96f1..44e8d58d16 100644
--- a/discovery/kv/kv.go
+++ b/discovery/kv/kv.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Discovery struct {
 	store     store.Store
 	heartbeat time.Duration
 	ttl       time.Duration
+	prefix    string
 	path      string
 }
 
@@ -39,20 +40,19 @@ func Init() {
 // Initialize is exported
 func (s *Discovery) Initialize(uris string, heartbeat time.Duration, ttl time.Duration) error {
 	var (
-		parts  = strings.SplitN(uris, "/", 2)
-		addrs  = strings.Split(parts[0], ",")
-		prefix = ""
-		err    error
+		parts = strings.SplitN(uris, "/", 2)
+		addrs = strings.Split(parts[0], ",")
+		err   error
 	)
 
 	// A custom prefix to the path can be optionally used.
 	if len(parts) == 2 {
-		prefix = parts[1]
+		s.prefix = parts[1]
 	}
 
 	s.heartbeat = heartbeat
 	s.ttl = ttl
-	s.path = path.Join(prefix, discoveryPath)
+	s.path = path.Join(s.prefix, discoveryPath)
 
 	// Creates a new store, will ignore options given
 	// if not supported by the chosen store
@@ -139,3 +139,8 @@ func (s *Discovery) Register(addr string) error {
 func (s *Discovery) Store() store.Store {
 	return s.store
 }
+
+// Prefix returns the store prefix
+func (s *Discovery) Prefix() string {
+	return s.prefix
+}