1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rinda/ring.rb b/lib/rinda/ring.rb
index 3ff4606e2a..8a2a201c8a 100644
--- a/lib/rinda/ring.rb
+++ b/lib/rinda/ring.rb
@@ -203,13 +203,17 @@ module Rinda
           queue.push(ts)
         end
         queue.push(nil)
+      end
+
+      @primary = queue.pop
+      raise('RingNotFound') if @primary.nil?
+
+      Thread.new do
         while it = queue.pop
           @rings.push(it)
         end
       end
 
-      @primary = queue.pop
-      raise('RingNotFound') if @primary.nil?
       @primary
     end