diff --git a/etcdserver/raft.go b/etcdserver/raft.go
index 6a70c79ae..dbeada823 100644
--- a/etcdserver/raft.go
+++ b/etcdserver/raft.go
@@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ func startNode(cfg *ServerConfig, cl *membership.RaftCluster, ids []types.ID) (i
 	raftStatusMu.Lock()
 	raftStatus = n.Status
 	raftStatusMu.Unlock()
-	advanceTicksForElection(n, c.ElectionTick)
-	return
+	return id, n, s, w
 }
 
 func restartNode(cfg *ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) (types.ID, *membership.RaftCluster, raft.Node, *raft.MemoryStorage, *wal.WAL) {