diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index a7fd817..8b67529 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	AdvertiseAddress string
 	// Peers is a local cache of peer members
 	Peers []string
+	// Debug output for memberlist
+	Debug bool
 }
 
 func (a *Agent) Config() *Config {
@@ -58,9 +60,9 @@ func (cfg *Config) memberListConfig(peerUpdateChan chan bool, nodeEventChan chan
 	mc.Delegate = NewAgentDelegate(cfg.NodeName, cfg.Address, peerUpdateChan, nodeEventChan)
 	mc.Events = NewEventHandler(nodeEventChan)
 
-	// disable logging for memberlist
-	// TODO: enable if debug
-	mc.Logger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "", 0)
+	if !cfg.Debug {
+		mc.Logger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "", 0)
+	}
 
 	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(cfg.ClusterAddress)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 2ecde43..b4d9488 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Start handles cluster events
-func (a *Agent) Start(s chan os.Signal) {
+func (a *Agent) Start(s chan os.Signal) error {
 	go func() {
 		for range a.peerUpdateChan {
 			if err := a.members.UpdateNode(nodeUpdateTimeout); err != nil {
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@ func (a *Agent) Start(s chan os.Signal) {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
+	if len(a.config.Peers) > 0 {
+		if _, err := a.members.Join(a.config.Peers); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }