diff --git a/managed/services/highavailability/highavailability.go b/managed/services/highavailability/highavailability.go
index 5be2ba4699..10eb1a1703 100644
--- a/managed/services/highavailability/highavailability.go
+++ b/managed/services/highavailability/highavailability.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (s *Service) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to bootstrap Raft cluster: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if len(s.params.Nodes) > 0 {
+	if len(s.params.Nodes) != 0 {
 		_, err := s.memberlist.Join(s.params.Nodes)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to join memberlist cluster: %w", err)
diff --git a/managed/services/highavailability/services.go b/managed/services/highavailability/services.go
index e3772d1a02..90b3e2d04f 100644
--- a/managed/services/highavailability/services.go
+++ b/managed/services/highavailability/services.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type services struct {
 
 func newServices() *services {
 	return &services{
-		wg:           new(sync.WaitGroup),
+		wg:           &sync.WaitGroup{},
 		all:          make(map[string]LeaderService),
 		running:      make(map[string]LeaderService),
 		serviceAdded: make(chan struct{}),