diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index c5484b2c..e118a689 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -779,6 +779,10 @@ func (js *jetStream) monitorCluster() {
 			}
 		case <-t.C:
 			doSnapshot()
+			// Periodically check the cluster size.
+			if n.Leader() {
+				js.checkClusterSize()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -791,16 +795,26 @@ func (js *jetStream) checkClusterSize() {
 	}
 	// We will check that we have a correct cluster set size by checking for any non-js servers
 	// which can happen in mixed mode.
-	s.Debugf("Checking JetStream cluster size")
 	ps := n.(*raft).currentPeerState()
 	if len(ps.knownPeers) >= ps.clusterSize {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Grab our active peers.
+	peers := s.ActivePeers()
+
+	// If we have not registered all of our peers yet we can't do
+	// any adjustments based on a mixed mode. We will periodically check back.
+	if len(peers) < ps.clusterSize {
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.Debugf("Checking JetStream cluster size")
+
 	// If we are here our known set as the leader is not the same as the cluster size.
 	// Check to see if we have a mixed mode setup.
 	var totalJS int
-	for _, p := range s.ActivePeers() {
+	for _, p := range peers {
 		if si, ok := s.nodeToInfo.Load(p); ok && si != nil {
 			if si.(nodeInfo).js {
 				totalJS++
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
index fad1ee02..a7a89f8b 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
@@ -4005,6 +4005,9 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterSuperClusterCrossClusterConsumerInterest(t *testing.T)
 	sc := createJetStreamSuperCluster(t, 3, 3)
 	defer sc.shutdown()
 
+	// Since we need all of the peers accounted for to add the stream wait for all to be present.
+	sc.waitOnPeerCount(9)
+
 	// Client based API - Connect to Cluster C1. Stream and consumer will live in C2.
 	s := sc.clusterForName("C1").randomServer()
 	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, s)
@@ -5626,6 +5629,21 @@ func (sc *supercluster) randomCluster() *cluster {
 	return clusters[0]
 }
 
+func (sc *supercluster) waitOnPeerCount(n int) {
+	sc.t.Helper()
+	sc.waitOnLeader()
+	leader := sc.leader()
+	expires := time.Now().Add(20 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(expires) {
+		peers := leader.JetStreamClusterPeers()
+		if len(peers) == n {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	sc.t.Fatalf("Expected a super cluster peer count of %d, got %d", n, len(leader.JetStreamClusterPeers()))
+}
+
 var jsClusterMirrorSourceImportsTempl = `
 	listen: 127.0.0.1:-1
 	server_name: %s