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@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ On startup you'll see something like
 2016/06/19 14:05:43 Local memberlist node 127.0.0.1:45465
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-To join this gossip ring use `--registry_address 127.0.0.1:45465` when starting other nodes
+To join this gossip ring use `--registry=gossip --registry_address 127.0.0.1:45465` when starting other nodes