diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index be5fcc3..9bae2db 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ if [[ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ]]; then
 
   case "$REPMGR_NODE_ROLE" in
     standby )
-      /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/repmgr -f /etc/repmgr/repmgr.conf standby register
+      /usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin/repmgr -f /etc/repmgr/repmgr.conf standby register --force
       ;;
     witness )
       echo "Witness Server not supported for this configuration!"