diff --git a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ViewManagement.java b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ViewManagement.java
index 2408ae7fc..1ef93bf39 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ViewManagement.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ViewManagement.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ boolean joined() {
      * start a view change if there are any offline members or joining members
      */
     void maybeViewChange() {
-        if (context.size() == 1 && joins.size() < 3) {
+        if (context.size() == 1 && joins.size() < context.getRingCount() - 1) {
             log.info("Do not have minimum cluster size: {} required: {} for: {} on: {}", joins.size() + context.size(),
                      4, currentView(), node.getId());
             view.scheduleViewChange();