diff --git a/src/riak_kv_ensembles.erl b/src/riak_kv_ensembles.erl
index 7a4e5ac2c2..de76d454cf 100644
--- a/src/riak_kv_ensembles.erl
+++ b/src/riak_kv_ensembles.erl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2,
          terminate/2, code_change/3]).
 
--record(state, {last_ring_id :: term()}).
+-record(state, {}).
 
 %%%===================================================================
 %%% API
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 start_link() ->
     gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
 
-
 local_ensembles() ->
     Node = node(),
     lists:foldl(fun(Ensemble, Acc) ->
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ local_ensembles() ->
                             [Ensemble | Acc]
                     end
                 end, [], ensembles()).
-                    
+
 ensembles() ->
     {ok, Ring} = riak_core_ring_manager:get_my_ring(),
     required_ensembles(Ring).
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ check_membership(Ensemble, CHBin) ->
 
 init([]) ->
     schedule_tick(),
-    {ok, #state{last_ring_id = undefined}}.
+    {ok, #state{}}.
 
 handle_call(_Request, _From, State) ->
     {reply, ok, State}.
@@ -108,13 +107,9 @@ handle_cast(_Msg, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
 handle_info(tick, State) ->
-    State2 = tick(State),
+    _ = tick(State),
     schedule_tick(),
-    {noreply, State2};
-
-handle_info(reset_ring_id, State) ->
-    State2 = State#state{last_ring_id=undefined},
-    {noreply, State2};
+    {noreply, State};
 
 handle_info(_Info, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
@@ -132,17 +127,9 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
 schedule_tick() ->
     erlang:send_after(10000, self(), tick).
 
-reset_ring_id() ->
-    self() ! reset_ring_id.
-
-tick(State=#state{last_ring_id=LastID}) ->
-    case riak_core_ring_manager:get_ring_id() of
-        LastID ->
-            State;
-        RingID ->
-            maybe_bootstrap_ensembles(),
-            State#state{last_ring_id=RingID}
-    end.
+tick(State) ->
+    maybe_bootstrap_ensembles(),
+    State.
 
 maybe_bootstrap_ensembles() ->
     case riak_ensemble_manager:enabled() of
@@ -172,22 +159,43 @@ bootstrap_preflists(Ring, CHBin) ->
                 end,
     Known = orddict:fetch_keys(Ensembles),
     Need = Required -- Known,
-    L = [begin
+    _ = [begin
              Peers = required_members(Ensemble, CHBin),
              riak_ensemble_manager:create_ensemble(Ensemble, undefined, Peers,
                                                    riak_kv_ensemble_backend, [])
          end || Ensemble <- Need],
-    Failed = [Result || Result <- L,
-                        Result =/= ok],
-    (Failed =:= []) orelse reset_ring_id(),
     ok.
 
 required_ensembles(Ring) ->
-    AllN = riak_core_bucket:all_n(Ring),
+    AllN0 = riak_core_bucket:all_n(Ring),
+    BucketTypeNs = bucket_type_all_n(Ring),
+    AllN = sets:to_list(sets:union(sets:from_list(AllN0), BucketTypeNs)),
     Owners = riak_core_ring:all_owners(Ring),
     [{kv, Idx, N} || {Idx, _} <- Owners,
                      N <- AllN].
 
+bucket_type_all_n(Ring) ->
+    Itr = riak_core_bucket_type:iterator(),
+    bucket_type_all_n(Ring, Itr, sets:new()).
+
+bucket_type_all_n(Ring, Itr, NValSet) ->
+    case riak_core_bucket_type:itr_done(Itr) of
+        true ->
+            riak_core_bucket_type:itr_close(Itr),
+            NValSet;
+        false ->
+            {_BT, Props} = riak_core_bucket_type:itr_value(Itr),
+            Itr2 = riak_core_bucket_type:itr_next(Itr),
+            case lists:member({active, true}, Props) andalso
+                 lists:keyfind(n_val, 1, Props) of
+                {n_val, NVal} ->
+                    NewSet = sets:add_element(NVal, NValSet),
+                    bucket_type_all_n(Ring, Itr2, NewSet);
+                false ->
+                    bucket_type_all_n(Ring, Itr2, NValSet)
+            end
+    end.
+
 required_members({kv, Idx, N}, CHBin) ->
     {PL, _} = chashbin:itr_pop(N, chashbin:exact_iterator(Idx, CHBin)),
     %% TODO: Make ensembles/peers use ensemble/peer as actual peer name so this is unneeded