diff --git a/pkg/relt/publisher.go b/pkg/relt/publisher.go
index eae4147..ea387a8 100644
--- a/pkg/relt/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/relt/publisher.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (p publisher) join(cluster []raft.Server) error {
 // The created peer will bind to a random address to use
 // the Raft protocol, and the directory to be used by the
 // protocol will be placed at the /tmp folder.
-func newPublisher(rabbitmq *core) (*publisher, error) {
+func newPublisher(rabbitmq *core, o *raft.Observer) (*publisher, error) {
 	raftConf := raft.DefaultConfig()
 	bind, err := GenerateRandomIP()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ func newPublisher(rabbitmq *core) (*publisher, error) {
 		context: ctx,
 		done:    done,
 	}
+	ra.RegisterObserver(o)
 	rabbitmq.ctx.spawn(p.start)
 	return p, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/relt/rabbitmq.go b/pkg/relt/rabbitmq.go
index ed9bb7f..761ed8b 100644
--- a/pkg/relt/rabbitmq.go
+++ b/pkg/relt/rabbitmq.go
@@ -240,10 +240,20 @@ func newCore(relt Relt) (*core, error) {
 		ask:           make(chan bool),
 	}
 
+	leaderChan := make(chan raft.Observation)
+	observer := raft.NewObserver(leaderChan, false, func(o *raft.Observation) bool {
+		switch leader := o.Data.(type) {
+		case raft.LeaderObservation:
+			return len(leader.Leader) > 0
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
+	})
+
 	var peers []*publisher
 	var servers []raft.Server
 	for i := 0; i < relt.configuration.Replication; i++ {
-		peer, err := newPublisher(c)
+		peer, err := newPublisher(c, observer)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -278,5 +288,6 @@ func newCore(relt Relt) (*core, error) {
 
 	c.publishers = peers
 	c.ctx.spawn(c.start)
+	<-leaderChan
 	return c, nil
 }