diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
index cfeb607941ef1..4f39f0bc51b7e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ public static Collection<BiConsumer<DiscoveryNode, ClusterState>> addBuiltInJoin
         validators.add((node, state) -> {
             ensureNodesCompatibility(node.getVersion(), state.getNodes());
             ensureIndexCompatibility(node.getVersion(), state.getMetadata());
+            ensureNodeCommissioned(node, state.metadata());
         });
         validators.addAll(onJoinValidators);
         return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(validators);