diff --git a/pkg/mesh/mesh.go b/pkg/mesh/mesh.go
index 929e1dc..39133f5 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/mesh.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/mesh.go
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ func nodesAreEqual(a, b *Node) bool {
 	// Ignore LastSeen when comparing equality we want to check if the nodes are
 	// equivalent. However, we do want to check if LastSeen has transitioned
 	// between valid and invalid.
-	return string(a.Key) == string(b.Key) && ipNetsEqual(a.WireGuardIP, b.WireGuardIP) && ipNetsEqual(a.InternalIP, b.InternalIP) && a.Leader == b.Leader && a.Location == b.Location && a.Name == b.Name && subnetsEqual(a.Subnet, b.Subnet) && a.Ready() == b.Ready()
+	return string(a.Key) == string(b.Key) && ipNetsEqual(a.WireGuardIP, b.WireGuardIP) && ipNetsEqual(a.InternalIP, b.InternalIP) && a.Leader == b.Leader && a.Location == b.Location && a.Name == b.Name && subnetsEqual(a.Subnet, b.Subnet) && a.Ready() == b.Ready() && a.PersistentKeepalive == b.PersistentKeepalive
 }
 
 func peersAreEqual(a, b *Peer) bool {