diff --git a/configs/leaf1.cfg b/configs/leaf1.cfg
index c0d5e4b..00013b1 100644
--- a/configs/leaf1.cfg
+++ b/configs/leaf1.cfg
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ interface Port-Channel1
    switchport mode trunk
    switchport trunk allowed vlan 40
    mlag 1
+   no shutdown
 !
 ! Spanning-tree
 no spanning-tree vlan 4090