diff --git a/pkg/store/etcd.go b/pkg/store/etcd.go
index 44f895841d..2a257d5847 100644
--- a/pkg/store/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/store/etcd.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func InitializeEtcd(addrs []string, options Config) (Store, error) {
 		s.setTimeout(options.Timeout)
 	}
 
+	// FIXME sync on each operation?
+	s.client.SyncCluster()
 	return s, nil
 }