diff --git a/cluster/bootstrap.go b/cluster/bootstrap.go
index 70ee3276..f3500211 100644
--- a/cluster/bootstrap.go
+++ b/cluster/bootstrap.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrapper) Boot(id, raftAddr string, suf Suffrage, done func() bool,
 			// Try an explicit join first. Joining an existing cluster is always given priority
 			// over trying to form a new cluster.
 			if j, err := joiner.Do(targets, id, raftAddr, suf); err == nil {
-				b.logger.Printf("succeeded directly joining cluster via node at %s", j)
+				b.logger.Printf("succeeded directly joining cluster via node at %s as %s", j, suf)
 				b.setBootStatus(BootJoin)
 				return nil
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/rqlited/main.go b/cmd/rqlited/main.go
index 1077dc7e..36ca8aed 100644
--- a/cmd/rqlited/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rqlited/main.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func createCluster(cfg *Config, hasPeers bool, client *cluster.Client, str *stor
 		// Bootstrap with explicit join addresses requests.
 		bs := cluster.NewBootstrapper(cluster.NewAddressProviderString(joins), client)
 		bs.SetCredentials(cluster.CredentialsFor(credStr, cfg.JoinAs))
-		return bs.Boot(str.ID(), cfg.RaftAdv, cluster.Voter, isClustered, cfg.BootstrapExpectTimeout)
+		return bs.Boot(str.ID(), cfg.RaftAdv, cluster.VoterSuffrage(!cfg.RaftNonVoter), isClustered, cfg.BootstrapExpectTimeout)
 	}
 
 	if cfg.DiscoMode == "" {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func createCluster(cfg *Config, hasPeers bool, client *cluster.Client, str *stor
 		bs := cluster.NewBootstrapper(provider, client)
 		bs.SetCredentials(cluster.CredentialsFor(credStr, cfg.JoinAs))
 		httpServ.RegisterStatus("disco", provider)
-		return bs.Boot(str.ID(), cfg.RaftAdv, cluster.Voter, isClustered, cfg.BootstrapExpectTimeout)
+		return bs.Boot(str.ID(), cfg.RaftAdv, cluster.VoterSuffrage(!cfg.RaftNonVoter), isClustered, cfg.BootstrapExpectTimeout)
 
 	case DiscoModeEtcdKV, DiscoModeConsulKV:
 		discoService, err := createDiscoService(cfg, str)
diff --git a/system_test/e2e/auto_clustering.py b/system_test/e2e/auto_clustering.py
index 086e8e03..41757095 100644
--- a/system_test/e2e/auto_clustering.py
+++ b/system_test/e2e/auto_clustering.py
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ class TestAutoClusteringDNS(unittest.TestCase):
       self.nodes.append(n3)
       self.assertEqual(n0.wait_for_leader(), n3.wait_for_leader())
 
+      self.assertTrue(n0.is_voter())
+      self.assertTrue(n1.is_voter())
+      self.assertTrue(n2.is_voter())
+      self.assertFalse(n3.is_voter())
+
     def tearDown(self):
       del os.environ['RQLITE_DISCO_DNS_HOSTS']
       for n in self.nodes: