diff --git a/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/mon/initial_members/hosts b/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/mon/initial_members/hosts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3fb91204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/mon/initial_members/hosts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+[mons]
+mon0
+