diff --git a/sbin/hastd/primary.c b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
index 2c5aa0f6f390..7c7c93b2e5ee 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/primary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct proto_conn **inp,
 		(void)hast_activemap_flush(res);
 	}
 	nv_free(nvin);
+	/* Setup directions. */
+	if (proto_send(out, NULL, 0) == -1)
+		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
+	if (proto_recv(in, NULL, 0) == -1)
+		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
 	pjdlog_info("Connected to %s.", res->hr_remoteaddr);
 	if (inp != NULL && outp != NULL) {
 		*inp = in;
diff --git a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
index f2e58bd3e529..d47f8fa28c52 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct nv *nvin)
 	unsigned char *map;
 	size_t mapsize;
 
+	/* Setup direction. */
+	if (proto_send(res->hr_remoteout, NULL, 0) == -1)
+		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
+
 	map = NULL;
 	mapsize = 0;
 	nvout = nv_alloc();
@@ -346,6 +350,9 @@ init_remote(struct hast_resource *res, struct nv *nvin)
 	if (map != NULL)
 		free(map);
 	nv_free(nvout);
+	/* Setup direction. */
+	if (proto_recv(res->hr_remotein, NULL, 0) == -1)
+		pjdlog_errno(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set connection direction");
 	if (res->hr_secondary_localcnt > res->hr_primary_remotecnt &&
 	     res->hr_primary_localcnt > res->hr_secondary_remotecnt) {
 		/* Exit on split-brain. */