diff --git a/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/LeaderState.cs b/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/LeaderState.cs
index bb5e33bb0..81abd5c43 100644
--- a/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/LeaderState.cs
+++ b/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/LeaderState.cs
@@ -169,24 +169,28 @@ private async Task DoHeartbeats(TimeSpan period, IAuditTrail<IRaftLogEntry> audi
                             {
                                 RenewLease(startTime.Elapsed);
                                 UpdateLeaderStickiness();
-                                await configurationStorage.ApplyAsync(Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
                             }
 
-                            if (result.Value && ++commitQuorum == majority)
-                            {
-                                // majority of nodes accept entries with at least one entry from the current term
-                                var count = await auditTrail.CommitAsync(currentIndex, Token).ConfigureAwait(false); // commit all entries starting from the first uncommitted index to the end
-                                Logger.CommitSuccessful(currentIndex, count);
-                            }
+                            commitQuorum += Unsafe.BitCast<bool, byte>(result.Value);
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (commitQuorum < majority)
+                    if (commitQuorum >= majority)
+                    {
+                        // majority of nodes accept entries with at least one entry from the current term
+                        var count = await auditTrail.CommitAsync(currentIndex, Token).ConfigureAwait(false); // commit all entries starting from the first uncommitted index to the end
+                        Logger.CommitSuccessful(currentIndex, count);
+                    }
+                    else
                     {
                         Logger.CommitFailed(quorum, commitIndex);
                     }
 
-                    if (quorum < majority)
+                    if (quorum >= majority)
+                    {
+                        await configurationStorage.ApplyAsync(Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    }
+                    else
                     {
                         MoveToFollowerState(randomizeTimeout: false);
                         return;