diff --git a/configs/leaf5.cfg b/configs/leaf5.cfg
index 07d5126..ade2077 100644
--- a/configs/leaf5.cfg
+++ b/configs/leaf5.cfg
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ interface Port-Channel1
    switchport mode trunk
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 40
    mlag 1
+   no shutdown
 !
 ! Spanning-tree
 no spanning-tree vlan 4090