diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index fd7ea4329..4a5a5fffc 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -17571,7 +17571,8 @@ init-state { fully-up | up | down | fully-down }
 
   The server's init-state is considered when the HAProxy instance is
   (re)started, a new server is detected (for example via service discovery /
-  DNS resolution), a server exits maintenance, etc.
+  DNS resolution), a dynamic server is inlived, a server exits maintenance,
+  etc.
 
   Examples:
       # pass client traffic ONLY to Redis "master" node
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 29beffe82..b8d4d2d2a 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ static struct srv_kw_list srv_kws = { "ALL", { }, {
 	{ "hash-key",             srv_parse_hash_key,             1,  1,  1 }, /* Configure how chash keys are computed */
 	{ "id",                   srv_parse_id,                   1,  0,  1 }, /* set id# of server */
 	{ "init-addr",            srv_parse_init_addr,            1,  1,  0 }, /* */
-	{ "init-state",           srv_parse_init_state,           1,  1,  0 }, /* Set the initial state of the server */
+	{ "init-state",           srv_parse_init_state,           1,  1,  1 }, /* Set the initial state of the server */
 	{ "log-bufsize",          srv_parse_log_bufsize,          1,  1,  0 }, /* Set the ring bufsize for log server (only for log backends) */
 	{ "log-proto",            srv_parse_log_proto,            1,  1,  0 }, /* Set the protocol for event messages, only relevant in a log or ring section */
 	{ "maxconn",              srv_parse_maxconn,              1,  1,  1 }, /* Set the max number of concurrent connection */