diff --git a/net/gce.sh b/net/gce.sh
index 8075c0233c..a46950fb9b 100755
--- a/net/gce.sh
+++ b/net/gce.sh
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ EOF
   ;;
 
 config)
+  failOnValidatorBootupFailure=false
   prepareInstancesAndWriteConfigFile
   ;;
 info)