diff --git a/configs/leaf7.cfg b/configs/leaf7.cfg
index 10582ce..ad067f2 100644
--- a/configs/leaf7.cfg
+++ b/configs/leaf7.cfg
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ interface Port-Channel1
    switchport mode trunk
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 78
    mlag 1
+   no shutdown
 !
 ! Spanning-tree
 no spanning-tree vlan 4090