diff --git a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
index 7a97e7186d..d31c964532 100644
--- a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
+++ b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer0.org1.example.com
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer0.org1.example.com:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer1.org1.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer0.org1.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP
     volumes:
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer0.org2.example.com
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer0.org2.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer0.org2.example.com:7051
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer0.org2.example.com:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer1.org2.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org2MSP
     volumes:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ID=peer1.org2.example.com
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer1.org2.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer1.org2.example.com:7051
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer1.org2.example.com:7051
+      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_BOOTSTRAP=peer0.org2.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org2MSP
     volumes:
         - /var/run/:/host/var/run/