diff --git a/src/or/directory.c b/src/or/directory.c
index b686286458..7c3bfe5529 100644
--- a/src/or/directory.c
+++ b/src/or/directory.c
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ connection_dir_client_reached_eof(dir_connection_t *conn)
       control_event_bootstrap(BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_LOADING_DESCRIPTORS,
                               count_loading_descriptors_progress());
       if (mds && smartlist_len(mds))
-        directory_info_has_arrived(now, 0, 0);
+        directory_info_has_arrived(now, 0, 1);
       SMARTLIST_FOREACH(which, char *, cp, tor_free(cp));
       smartlist_free(which);
       smartlist_free(mds);