diff --git a/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose-no-tls.yaml b/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose-no-tls.yaml
index f934264871b..6128b2696e7 100644
--- a/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose-no-tls.yaml
+++ b/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose-no-tls.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ services:
       service: peer-base
     environment:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer2
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer0:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer2:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP
     volumes:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ services:
       service: peer-base
     environment:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer3
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer0:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer2:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP
     volumes:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
diff --git a/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose.yaml b/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose.yaml
index 50cae9c3ab2..d73d470c261 100644
--- a/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/e2e_cli/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer3
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer3:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer3:7051
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer0:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer2:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp/sampleconfig/signcerts/peer3Signer.pem
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/msp/sampleconfig/keystore/peer3Signer.pem