diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 9b2ed62dd638..f3c20b279eb2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -582,9 +582,10 @@ bail:
 }
 
 static int o2hb_read_slots(struct o2hb_region *reg,
+			   unsigned int begin_slot,
 			   unsigned int max_slots)
 {
-	unsigned int current_slot=0;
+	unsigned int current_slot = begin_slot;
 	int status;
 	struct o2hb_bio_wait_ctxt wc;
 	struct bio *bio;
@@ -1093,9 +1094,14 @@ static int o2hb_highest_node(unsigned long *nodes, int numbits)
 	return find_last_bit(nodes, numbits);
 }
 
+static int o2hb_lowest_node(unsigned long *nodes, int numbits)
+{
+	return find_first_bit(nodes, numbits);
+}
+
 static int o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat(struct o2hb_region *reg)
 {
-	int i, ret, highest_node;
+	int i, ret, highest_node, lowest_node;
 	int membership_change = 0, own_slot_ok = 0;
 	unsigned long configured_nodes[BITS_TO_LONGS(O2NM_MAX_NODES)];
 	unsigned long live_node_bitmap[BITS_TO_LONGS(O2NM_MAX_NODES)];
@@ -1120,7 +1126,8 @@ static int o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat(struct o2hb_region *reg)
 	}
 
 	highest_node = o2hb_highest_node(configured_nodes, O2NM_MAX_NODES);
-	if (highest_node >= O2NM_MAX_NODES) {
+	lowest_node = o2hb_lowest_node(configured_nodes, O2NM_MAX_NODES);
+	if (highest_node >= O2NM_MAX_NODES || lowest_node >= O2NM_MAX_NODES) {
 		mlog(ML_NOTICE, "o2hb: No configured nodes found!\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
@@ -1130,7 +1137,7 @@ static int o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat(struct o2hb_region *reg)
 	 * yet. Of course, if the node definitions have holes in them
 	 * then we're reading an empty slot anyway... Consider this
 	 * best-effort. */
-	ret = o2hb_read_slots(reg, highest_node + 1);
+	ret = o2hb_read_slots(reg, lowest_node, highest_node + 1);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto bail;
@@ -1801,7 +1808,7 @@ static int o2hb_populate_slot_data(struct o2hb_region *reg)
 	struct o2hb_disk_slot *slot;
 	struct o2hb_disk_heartbeat_block *hb_block;
 
-	ret = o2hb_read_slots(reg, reg->hr_blocks);
+	ret = o2hb_read_slots(reg, 0, reg->hr_blocks);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;