diff --git a/configs/leaf2.cfg b/configs/leaf2.cfg
index d0a33eb..83f8b01 100644
--- a/configs/leaf2.cfg
+++ b/configs/leaf2.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