diff --git a/configs/leaf8.cfg b/configs/leaf8.cfg
index 5385abb..73f8470 100644
--- a/configs/leaf8.cfg
+++ b/configs/leaf8.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