From 786f172e7fec1d09cc43fff6b96730132fbfd048 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tv <tv@krebsco.de>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:04:52 +0200
Subject: bootstrap: mark node ready only after epoch check

---
 src/bootstrap.rs | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/bootstrap.rs b/src/bootstrap.rs
index 470ca67..d3ac94d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrap(state: &AppState, seeds: &[String]) -> Result<()>
     let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + BOOTSTRAP_TIMEOUT;
     loop {
         if let Some(cluster_id) = state.cluster_id().await {
-            if state.initial_sync_done.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+            // A node joining a compacted cluster rejoins the newer epoch first; it is
+            // ready only once that rejoin verified the epoch.
+            if state.initial_sync_done.load(Ordering::Acquire) && !state.compaction.is_rejoining() {
                 state.mark_ready(cluster_id.clone()).await?;
                 info!(cluster_id = %cluster_id, "Node is ready");
                 return Ok(());
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