diff --git a/op-e2e/sequencer_failover_setup.go b/op-e2e/sequencer_failover_setup.go
index bbb26007b76f..db7785556fac 100644
--- a/op-e2e/sequencer_failover_setup.go
+++ b/op-e2e/sequencer_failover_setup.go
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func ensureOnlyOneLeader(t *testing.T, sys *System, conductors map[string]*condu
 }
 
 func memberIDs(membership *consensus.ClusterMembership) []string {
-	ids := make([]string, len(membership.Servers))
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(membership.Servers))
 	for _, member := range membership.Servers {
 		ids = append(ids, member.ID)
 	}