diff --git a/sbin/hastd/primary.c b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
index 94fbe34efebb..e22ef828f63a 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/primary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/primary.c
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ hastd_primary(struct hast_resource *res)
 	proto_recv(res->hr_ctrl, NULL, 0);
 	descriptors_cleanup(res);
 
+	descriptors_assert(res, mode);
+
 	pjdlog_init(mode);
 	pjdlog_prefix_set("[%s] (%s) ", res->hr_name, role2str(res->hr_role));
 	setproctitle("%s (primary)", res->hr_name);
diff --git a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
index ae1179239e80..821d5c7450b2 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/secondary.c
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ hastd_secondary(struct hast_resource *res, struct nv *nvin)
 	proto_recv(res->hr_ctrl, NULL, 0);
 	descriptors_cleanup(res);
 
+	descriptors_assert(res, mode);
+
 	pjdlog_init(mode);
 	pjdlog_prefix_set("[%s] (%s) ", res->hr_name, role2str(res->hr_role));
 	setproctitle("%s (secondary)", res->hr_name);