diff --git a/utils/containers.py b/utils/containers.py
index 98ce3284b0f11bd9a9c08e541e62277445ebacfe..54a3bb4bd1260f42b2c4573f967a2c61ba6a7e98 100644
--- a/utils/containers.py
+++ b/utils/containers.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ class ClusterConductor:
 
         # connect nodes to partition network, and update node ip
         self.log(f"  connecting nodes to partition network {net_name}")
+        view_changed = False
         for i in node_ids:
             node = self.nodes[i]
 
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@ class ClusterConductor:
 
         # connect nodes to partition network, and update node ip
         self.log(f"  connecting nodes to partition network {net_name}")
+        view_changed = False
         for i in node_ids:
             node = self.nodes[i]
             self.log(f"    connecting {node.name} to network {net_name}")