diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-admin/etcd/files/etcd-bootstrap.service b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-admin/etcd/files/etcd-bootstrap.service
index d9beebb164..3e80d06b83 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-admin/etcd/files/etcd-bootstrap.service
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-admin/etcd/files/etcd-bootstrap.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/etcd/host/doozerd/configure.sh
+ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/etcd/host/doozerd/configure.sh
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/etcd/host/riak/configure.sh
 Before=etcd.service