diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/joinleave.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/joinleave.go
index f690492550..9fa73f1c33 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/joinleave.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/joinleave.go
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ func (d *driver) Join(nid, eid string, sboxKey string, jinfo driverapi.JoinInfo,
 
 	d.peerDbAdd(nid, eid, ep.addr.IP, ep.mac,
 		net.ParseIP(d.bindAddress), true)
-	d.notifyCh <- ovNotify{
-		action: "join",
-		nid:    nid,
-		eid:    eid,
-	}
+	d.pushLocalEndpointEvent("join", nid, eid)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
index c4cbbb6475..4a8a6e0137 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ func (d *driver) nodeJoin(node string, self bool) {
 		var err error
 		d.joinOnce.Do(func() {
 			err = d.serfJoin(neighIP)
+			if err == nil {
+				d.pushLocalDb()
+			}
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("joining serf neighbor %s failed: %v", node, err)
@@ -185,6 +188,17 @@ func (d *driver) nodeJoin(node string, self bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (d *driver) pushLocalEndpointEvent(action, nid, eid string) {
+	if !d.isSerfAlive() {
+		return
+	}
+	d.notifyCh <- ovNotify{
+		action: "join",
+		nid:    nid,
+		eid:    eid,
+	}
+}
+
 // DiscoverNew is a notification for a new discovery event, such as a new node joining a cluster
 func (d *driver) DiscoverNew(dType driverapi.DiscoveryType, data interface{}) error {
 	if dType == driverapi.NodeDiscovery {
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/peerdb.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/peerdb.go
index acb99dc688..7a56009ff7 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/peerdb.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/peerdb.go
@@ -56,7 +56,23 @@ func (pKey *peerKey) Scan(state fmt.ScanState, verb rune) error {
 
 var peerDbWg sync.WaitGroup
 
-func (d *driver) peerDbWalk(nid string, f func(*peerKey, *peerEntry) bool) error {
+func (d *driver) peerDbWalk(f func(string, *peerKey, *peerEntry) bool) error {
+	d.peerDb.Lock()
+	nids := []string{}
+	for nid := range d.peerDb.mp {
+		nids = append(nids, nid)
+	}
+	d.peerDb.Unlock()
+
+	for _, nid := range nids {
+		d.peerDbNetworkWalk(nid, func(pKey *peerKey, pEntry *peerEntry) bool {
+			return f(nid, pKey, pEntry)
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *driver) peerDbNetworkWalk(nid string, f func(*peerKey, *peerEntry) bool) error {
 	d.peerDb.Lock()
 	pMap, ok := d.peerDb.mp[nid]
 	if !ok {
@@ -89,7 +105,7 @@ func (d *driver) peerDbSearch(nid string, peerIP net.IP) (net.HardwareAddr, net.
 		found   bool
 	)
 
-	err := d.peerDbWalk(nid, func(pKey *peerKey, pEntry *peerEntry) bool {
+	err := d.peerDbNetworkWalk(nid, func(pKey *peerKey, pEntry *peerEntry) bool {
 		if pKey.peerIP.Equal(peerIP) {
 			peerMac = pKey.peerMac
 			vtep = pEntry.vtep
@@ -280,3 +296,12 @@ func (d *driver) peerDelete(nid, eid string, peerIP net.IP,
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (d *driver) pushLocalDb() {
+	d.peerDbWalk(func(nid string, pKey *peerKey, pEntry *peerEntry) bool {
+		if pEntry.isLocal {
+			d.pushLocalEndpointEvent("join", nid, pEntry.eid)
+		}
+		return false
+	})
+}