diff --git a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/admin/clustercontroller/ClusterControllerCluster.java b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/admin/clustercontroller/ClusterControllerCluster.java
index 0b99496a9b42..6e6f027b520a 100644
--- a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/admin/clustercontroller/ClusterControllerCluster.java
+++ b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/admin/clustercontroller/ClusterControllerCluster.java
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ public ClusterControllerCluster(AbstractConfigProducer<?> parent, String subId,
     public void getConfig(ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder builder) {
         builder.clientPort(ZK_CLIENT_PORT);
         builder.juteMaxBuffer(1024 * 1024); // 1 Mb should be more than enough for cluster controller
+        boolean oldQuorumExists = containerCluster.getContainers().stream() // More than half the previous hosts must be present in the new config for quorum to persist.
+                                                  .filter(container -> previousHosts.contains(container.getHostName())) // Set intersection is symmetric.
+                                                  .count() > previousHosts.size() / 2;
         for (ClusterControllerContainer container : containerCluster.getContainers()) {
             ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder serverBuilder = new ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder();
             serverBuilder.hostname(container.getHostName());
             serverBuilder.id(container.index());
-            serverBuilder.joining( ! previousHosts.isEmpty() && ! previousHosts.contains(container.getHostName()));
-            serverBuilder.retired(container.isRetired());
+            serverBuilder.joining(oldQuorumExists && ! previousHosts.contains(container.getHostName()));
             builder.server(serverBuilder);
         }
     }
diff --git a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/container/ApplicationContainerCluster.java b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/container/ApplicationContainerCluster.java
index 438e143bdfd9..c4d420f2d449 100644
--- a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/container/ApplicationContainerCluster.java
+++ b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/model/container/ApplicationContainerCluster.java
@@ -309,9 +309,8 @@ public void getConfig(ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder builder) {
             ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder serverBuilder = new ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder();
             serverBuilder.hostname(container.getHostName())
                          .id(container.index())
-                         .joining( ! previousHosts.isEmpty() &&
-                                   ! previousHosts.contains(container.getHostName()))
-                         .retired(container.isRetired());
+                         .joining(!previousHosts.isEmpty() &&
+                                  !previousHosts.contains(container.getHostName()));
             builder.server(serverBuilder);
             builder.dynamicReconfiguration(true);
         }
diff --git a/config-model/src/test/java/com/yahoo/config/model/provision/ModelProvisioningTest.java b/config-model/src/test/java/com/yahoo/config/model/provision/ModelProvisioningTest.java
index ba70b7493a2b..10f883bdc75a 100644
--- a/config-model/src/test/java/com/yahoo/config/model/provision/ModelProvisioningTest.java
+++ b/config-model/src/test/java/com/yahoo/config/model/provision/ModelProvisioningTest.java
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ public void containerWithZooKeeperJoiningServers() {
             assertTrue("Initial servers are not joining", config.build().server().stream().noneMatch(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server::joining));
         }
         {
-            VespaModel nextModel = tester.createModel(Zone.defaultZone(), servicesXml.apply(3), true, false, false, 0, Optional.of(model), new DeployState.Builder(), "node-1-3-10-04", "node-1-3-10-03");
+            VespaModel nextModel = tester.createModel(Zone.defaultZone(), servicesXml.apply(5), true, false, false, 0, Optional.of(model), new DeployState.Builder());
             ApplicationContainerCluster cluster = nextModel.getContainerClusters().get("zk");
             ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder config = new ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder();
             cluster.getContainers().forEach(c -> c.getConfig(config));
@@ -2067,14 +2067,6 @@ public void containerWithZooKeeperJoiningServers() {
                                 4, true),
                          config.build().server().stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server::id,
                                                                                    ZookeeperServerConfig.Server::joining)));
-            assertEquals("Retired nodes are retired",
-                         Map.of(0, false,
-                                1, true,
-                                2, true,
-                                3, false,
-                                4, false),
-                         config.build().server().stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server::id,
-                                                                                   ZookeeperServerConfig.Server::retired)));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/configdefinitions/src/vespa/zookeeper-server.def b/configdefinitions/src/vespa/zookeeper-server.def
index d80ccc4d042b..04632ffd35f9 100644
--- a/configdefinitions/src/vespa/zookeeper-server.def
+++ b/configdefinitions/src/vespa/zookeeper-server.def
@@ -32,13 +32,10 @@ juteMaxBuffer int default=52428800
 myid int restart
 server[].id int
 server[].hostname string
-server[].clientPort int default=2181
 server[].quorumPort int default=2182
 server[].electionPort int default=2183
 # Whether this server is joining an existing cluster
 server[].joining bool default=false
-# Whether this server is retired, and about to be removed
-server[].retired bool default=false
 
 # Needed when upgrading from ZooKeeper 3.4 to 3.5, see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-3056,
 # and in general where there is a zookeeper ensemble running that has had few transactions.
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/pom.xml b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/pom.xml
index a8ad183de4e7..f7e6f512f7c9 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/pom.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
   <artifactId>zookeeper-server-3.6.3</artifactId>
   <packaging>container-plugin</packaging>
   <version>7-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <properties>
-    <zookeeper.version>3.6.3</zookeeper.version>
-  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.yahoo.vespa</groupId>
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
       <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
-      <version>${zookeeper.version}</version>
+      <version>3.6.3</version>
       <exclusions>
         <!--
           Container provides wiring for all common log libraries
@@ -90,6 +87,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
+            <arg>-Werror</arg>
           </compilerArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -99,9 +97,6 @@
         <configuration>
           <redirectTestOutputToFile>${test.hide}</redirectTestOutputToFile>
           <forkMode>once</forkMode>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <zk-version>${zookeeper.version}</zk-version>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
index 246911fdfc70..c002ffa72ce9 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@
  */
 public class ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer extends AbstractComponent implements VespaZooKeeperServer {
 
-    private QuorumPeer peer;
+    private final AtomicReference<QuorumPeer> peer = new AtomicReference<>();
 
     @Inject
     public ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer(Reconfigurer reconfigurer, ZookeeperServerConfig zookeeperServerConfig) {
-        peer = reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(zookeeperServerConfig, this, () -> peer = new VespaQuorumPeer());
+        reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(zookeeperServerConfig, this, VespaQuorumPeer::new, peer::set);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void shutdown() {
-        peer.shutdown(Duration.ofMinutes(1));
+        peer.get().shutdown(Duration.ofMinutes(1));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void start(Path configFilePath) {
-        peer.start(configFilePath);
+        peer.get().start(configFilePath);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
index f0a95b70e966..27aa18c64c7f 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
 package com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper;
 
 import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.client.ZkClientConfigBuilder;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.CreateMode;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.ZooDefs;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.admin.ZooKeeperAdmin;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -23,28 +19,27 @@ public class VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl implements VespaZooKeeperAdmin {
     private static final Logger log = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.class.getName());
 
     @Override
-    public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String servers) throws ReconfigException {
-        try (ZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin = createAdmin(connectionSpec)) {
+    public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String joiningServers, String leavingServers) throws ReconfigException {
+        ZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin = null;
+        try {
+            zooKeeperAdmin = createAdmin(connectionSpec);
             long fromConfig = -1;
             // Using string parameters because the List variant of reconfigure fails to join empty lists (observed on 3.5.6, fixed in 3.7.0)
-            log.log(Level.INFO, "Applying ZooKeeper config: " + servers);
-            byte[] appliedConfig = zooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(null, null, servers, fromConfig, null);
+            byte[] appliedConfig = zooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(joiningServers, leavingServers, null, fromConfig, null);
             log.log(Level.INFO, "Applied ZooKeeper config: " + new String(appliedConfig, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-
-            // Verify by issuing a write operation; this is only accepted once new quorum is obtained.
-            List<ACL> acl = ZooDefs.Ids.OPEN_ACL_UNSAFE;
-            String node = zooKeeperAdmin.create("/reconfigure-dummy-node", new byte[0], acl, CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL);
-            zooKeeperAdmin.delete(node, -1);
-
-            log.log(Level.INFO, "Verified ZooKeeper config: " + new String(appliedConfig, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        }
-        catch ( KeeperException.ReconfigInProgress
-              | KeeperException.ConnectionLossException
-              | KeeperException.NewConfigNoQuorum e) {
-            throw new ReconfigException(e);
-        }
-        catch (KeeperException | IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+        } catch (KeeperException e) {
+            if (retryOn(e))
+                throw new ReconfigException(e);
+            else
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } finally {
+            if (zooKeeperAdmin != null) {
+                try {
+                    zooKeeperAdmin.close();
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) { /* ignore */}
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -53,5 +48,11 @@ private ZooKeeperAdmin createAdmin(String connectionSpec) throws IOException {
                                   (event) -> log.log(Level.INFO, event.toString()), new ZkClientConfigBuilder().toConfig());
     }
 
+    private static boolean retryOn(KeeperException e) {
+        return e instanceof KeeperException.ReconfigInProgress ||
+               e instanceof KeeperException.ConnectionLossException ||
+               e instanceof KeeperException.NewConfigNoQuorum;
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 922c389f94af..000000000000
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.6.3/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,258 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
-package com.yahoo.vespa.zookeper;
-
-import com.yahoo.cloud.config.ZookeeperServerConfig;
-import com.yahoo.net.HostName;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.Reconfigurer;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.client.ZkClientConfigBuilder;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.CreateMode;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.ZooDefs;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.admin.ZooKeeperAdmin;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.Stat;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
-import java.net.ServerSocket;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
-import java.util.concurrent.Phaser;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import java.util.stream.IntStream;
-
-import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
-import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-
-public class VespaZooKeeperTest {
-
-    static final Path tempDirRoot = getTmpDir();
-    static final List<Integer> ports = new ArrayList<>();
-
-    /**
-     * Performs dynamic reconfiguration of ZooKeeper servers.
-     *
-     * First, a cluster of 3 servers is set up, and some data is written to it.
-     * Then, 3 new servers are added, and the first 3 marked for retirement;
-     * this should force the quorum to move the 3 new servers, but not disconnect the old ones.
-     * Next, the old servers are removed.
-     * Then, the cluster is reduced to size 1.
-     * Finally, the cluster grows to size 3 again.
-     *
-     * Throughout all of this, quorum should remain, and the data should remain the same.
-     */
-    @Test(timeout = 120_000)
-    @Ignore // Unstable, some ZK server keeps resetting connections sometimes.
-    public void testReconfiguration() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException, KeeperException, TimeoutException {
-        List<ZooKeeper> keepers = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) keepers.add(new ZooKeeper());
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).run();
-
-        // Start the first three servers.
-        List<ZookeeperServerConfig> configs = getConfigs(0, 0, 3, 0);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Wait for all servers to be up and running.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Write data to verify later.
-        String path = writeData(configs.get(0));
-
-        // Let three new servers join, causing the three older ones to retire and leave the ensemble.
-        configs = getConfigs(0, 3, 3, 3);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        // The existing servers can't reconfigure and leave before the joiners are up.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Wait for new quorum to be established.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Verify written data is preserved.
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(3));
-
-        // Old servers are removed.
-        configs = getConfigs(3, 0, 3, 0);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        // Old servers shut down, while the newer servers remain.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // Ensure old servers shut down properly.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-        // Ensure new servers have reconfigured.
-        for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Verify written data is preserved.
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(3));
-
-
-        // Cluster shrinks to a single server.
-        configs = getConfigs(5, 0, 1, 0);
-        for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 5; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // We let the remaining server reconfigure the others out before they die.
-        for (int i = 3; i < 5; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 3; i < 5; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(5));
-
-        // Cluster grows to 3 servers again.
-        configs = getConfigs(5, 0, 3, 2);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // Wait for the joiners.
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(7));
-
-        // Let the remaining servers terminate.
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).config = null;
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-    }
-
-    static String writeData(ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException, InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-        ZooKeeperAdmin admin = createAdmin(config);
-        List<ACL> acl = ZooDefs.Ids.OPEN_ACL_UNSAFE;
-        String node = admin.create("/test-node", "hi".getBytes(UTF_8), acl, CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL);
-        String read = new String(admin.getData(node, false, new Stat()), UTF_8);
-        assertEquals("hi", read);
-        return node;
-    }
-
-    static void verifyData(String path, ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException, InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-            try {
-                assertEquals("hi", new String(createAdmin(config).getData(path, false, new Stat()), UTF_8));
-                return;
-            }
-            catch (KeeperException.ConnectionLossException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-                Thread.sleep(10 << i);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    static ZooKeeperAdmin createAdmin(ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException {
-        return new ZooKeeperAdmin(HostName.getLocalhost() + ":" + config.clientPort(),
-                                  10_000,
-                                  System.err::println,
-                                  new ZkClientConfigBuilder().toConfig());
-    }
-
-    static class ZooKeeper {
-
-        final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
-        final Phaser phaser = new Phaser(2);
-        final AtomicReference<Future<?>> future = new AtomicReference<>();
-        ZookeeperServerConfig config;
-
-        void run() {
-            future.set(executor.submit(() -> {
-                Reconfigurer reconfigurer = new Reconfigurer(new VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl());
-                phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-                while (config != null) {
-                    new ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer(reconfigurer, config);
-                    phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance(); // server is now up, let test thread sync here
-                    phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance(); // wait before reconfig/teardown to let test thread do stuff
-                }
-                reconfigurer.deconstruct();
-            }));
-        }
-
-        void await() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
-            future.get().get(30, SECONDS);
-        }
-    }
-
-    static List<ZookeeperServerConfig> getConfigs(int removed, int retired, int active, int joining) {
-        return IntStream.rangeClosed(1, removed + retired + active)
-                        .mapToObj(id -> getConfig(removed, retired, active, joining, id))
-                        .collect(toList());
-    }
-
-    // Config for server #id among retired + active servers, of which the last may be joining, and with offset removed.
-    static ZookeeperServerConfig getConfig(int removed, int retired, int active, int joining, int id) {
-        if (id <= removed)
-            return null;
-
-        Path tempDir = tempDirRoot.resolve("zookeeper-" + id);
-        return new ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder()
-                .clientPort(getPorts(id).get(0))
-                .dataDir(tempDir.toString())
-                .zooKeeperConfigFile(tempDir.resolve("zookeeper.cfg").toString())
-                .myid(id)
-                .myidFile(tempDir.resolve("myid").toString())
-                .dynamicReconfiguration(true)
-                .server(IntStream.rangeClosed(removed + 1, removed + retired + active)
-                                 .mapToObj(i -> new ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder()
-                                         .id(i)
-                                         .clientPort(getPorts(i).get(0))
-                                         .electionPort(getPorts(i).get(1))
-                                         .quorumPort(getPorts(i).get(2))
-                                         .hostname("localhost")
-                                         .joining(i - removed > retired + active - joining)
-                                         .retired(i - removed <= retired))
-                                 .collect(toList()))
-                .build();
-    }
-
-    static List<Integer> getPorts(int id) {
-        if (ports.size() < id * 3) {
-            int previousPort;
-            if (ports.isEmpty()) {
-                String[] version = System.getProperty("zk-version").split("\\.");
-                int versionPortOffset = 0;
-                for (String part : version)
-                    versionPortOffset = 32 * (versionPortOffset + Integer.parseInt(part));
-                previousPort = 20000 + versionPortOffset % 30000;
-            }
-            else
-                previousPort = ports.get(ports.size() - 1);
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-                ports.add(previousPort = nextPort(previousPort));
-        }
-        return ports.subList(id * 3 - 3, id * 3);
-    }
-
-    static int nextPort(int previousPort) {
-        for (int j = 1; j <= 30000; j++) {
-            int port = (previousPort + j);
-            while (port > 50000)
-                port -= 30000;
-
-            try (ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(port)) {
-                return socket.getLocalPort();
-            }
-            catch (IOException e) {
-                System.err.println("Could not bind port " + port + ": " + e);
-            }
-        }
-        throw new RuntimeException("No free ports");
-    }
-
-    static Path getTmpDir() {
-        try {
-            Path tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory(Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")), "vespa-zk-test");
-            tempDir.toFile().deleteOnExit();
-            return tempDir.toAbsolutePath();
-        }
-        catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/pom.xml b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/pom.xml
index 01fd83a496bd..ac7db35e6af7 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/pom.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
   <artifactId>zookeeper-server-3.7.0</artifactId>
   <packaging>container-plugin</packaging>
   <version>7-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <properties>
-    <zookeeper.version>3.7.0</zookeeper.version>
-  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.yahoo.vespa</groupId>
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
       <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
-      <version>${zookeeper.version}</version>
+      <version>3.7.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <!--
           Container provides wiring for all common log libraries
@@ -90,6 +87,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
+            <arg>-Werror</arg>
           </compilerArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -99,9 +97,6 @@
         <configuration>
           <redirectTestOutputToFile>${test.hide}</redirectTestOutputToFile>
           <forkMode>once</forkMode>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <zk-version>${zookeeper.version}</zk-version>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
index 246911fdfc70..c002ffa72ce9 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer.java
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@
  */
 public class ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer extends AbstractComponent implements VespaZooKeeperServer {
 
-    private QuorumPeer peer;
+    private final AtomicReference<QuorumPeer> peer = new AtomicReference<>();
 
     @Inject
     public ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer(Reconfigurer reconfigurer, ZookeeperServerConfig zookeeperServerConfig) {
-        peer = reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(zookeeperServerConfig, this, () -> peer = new VespaQuorumPeer());
+        reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(zookeeperServerConfig, this, VespaQuorumPeer::new, peer::set);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void shutdown() {
-        peer.shutdown(Duration.ofMinutes(1));
+        peer.get().shutdown(Duration.ofMinutes(1));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void start(Path configFilePath) {
-        peer.start(configFilePath);
+        peer.get().start(configFilePath);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
index ae7bf8d84f53..27aa18c64c7f 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.java
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
 package com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper;
 
 import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.client.ZkClientConfigBuilder;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.CreateMode;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.ZooDefs;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.admin.ZooKeeperAdmin;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -23,28 +19,27 @@ public class VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl implements VespaZooKeeperAdmin {
     private static final Logger log = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl.class.getName());
 
     @Override
-    public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String servers) throws ReconfigException {
-        try (ZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin = createAdmin(connectionSpec)) {
+    public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String joiningServers, String leavingServers) throws ReconfigException {
+        ZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin = null;
+        try {
+            zooKeeperAdmin = createAdmin(connectionSpec);
             long fromConfig = -1;
-            // Using string parameters because the List variant of reconfigure fails to join empty lists (observed on 3.5.6, fixed in 3.7.0).
-            log.log(Level.INFO, "Applying ZooKeeper config: " + servers);
-            byte[] appliedConfig = zooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(null, null, servers, fromConfig, null);
+            // Using string parameters because the List variant of reconfigure fails to join empty lists (observed on 3.5.6, fixed in 3.7.0)
+            byte[] appliedConfig = zooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(joiningServers, leavingServers, null, fromConfig, null);
             log.log(Level.INFO, "Applied ZooKeeper config: " + new String(appliedConfig, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-
-            // Verify by issuing a write operation; this is only accepted once new quorum is obtained.
-            List<ACL> acl = ZooDefs.Ids.OPEN_ACL_UNSAFE;
-            String node = zooKeeperAdmin.create("/reconfigure-dummy-node", new byte[0], acl, CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL);
-            zooKeeperAdmin.delete(node, -1);
-
-            log.log(Level.INFO, "Verified ZooKeeper config: " + new String(appliedConfig, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        }
-        catch (   KeeperException.ReconfigInProgress
-                | KeeperException.ConnectionLossException
-                | KeeperException.NewConfigNoQuorum  e) {
-            throw new ReconfigException(e);
-        }
-        catch (KeeperException | IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+        } catch (KeeperException e) {
+            if (retryOn(e))
+                throw new ReconfigException(e);
+            else
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } finally {
+            if (zooKeeperAdmin != null) {
+                try {
+                    zooKeeperAdmin.close();
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) { /* ignore */}
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -53,5 +48,11 @@ private ZooKeeperAdmin createAdmin(String connectionSpec) throws IOException {
                                   (event) -> log.log(Level.INFO, event.toString()), new ZkClientConfigBuilder().toConfig());
     }
 
+    private static boolean retryOn(KeeperException e) {
+        return e instanceof KeeperException.ReconfigInProgress ||
+               e instanceof KeeperException.ConnectionLossException ||
+               e instanceof KeeperException.NewConfigNoQuorum;
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 922c389f94af..000000000000
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-3.7.0/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeper/VespaZooKeeperTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,258 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
-package com.yahoo.vespa.zookeper;
-
-import com.yahoo.cloud.config.ZookeeperServerConfig;
-import com.yahoo.net.HostName;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.Reconfigurer;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl;
-import com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.client.ZkClientConfigBuilder;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.CreateMode;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.ZooDefs;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.admin.ZooKeeperAdmin;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
-import org.apache.zookeeper.data.Stat;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
-import java.net.ServerSocket;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
-import java.util.concurrent.Phaser;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import java.util.stream.IntStream;
-
-import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
-import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-
-public class VespaZooKeeperTest {
-
-    static final Path tempDirRoot = getTmpDir();
-    static final List<Integer> ports = new ArrayList<>();
-
-    /**
-     * Performs dynamic reconfiguration of ZooKeeper servers.
-     *
-     * First, a cluster of 3 servers is set up, and some data is written to it.
-     * Then, 3 new servers are added, and the first 3 marked for retirement;
-     * this should force the quorum to move the 3 new servers, but not disconnect the old ones.
-     * Next, the old servers are removed.
-     * Then, the cluster is reduced to size 1.
-     * Finally, the cluster grows to size 3 again.
-     *
-     * Throughout all of this, quorum should remain, and the data should remain the same.
-     */
-    @Test(timeout = 120_000)
-    @Ignore // Unstable, some ZK server keeps resetting connections sometimes.
-    public void testReconfiguration() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException, KeeperException, TimeoutException {
-        List<ZooKeeper> keepers = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) keepers.add(new ZooKeeper());
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).run();
-
-        // Start the first three servers.
-        List<ZookeeperServerConfig> configs = getConfigs(0, 0, 3, 0);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Wait for all servers to be up and running.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Write data to verify later.
-        String path = writeData(configs.get(0));
-
-        // Let three new servers join, causing the three older ones to retire and leave the ensemble.
-        configs = getConfigs(0, 3, 3, 3);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        // The existing servers can't reconfigure and leave before the joiners are up.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Wait for new quorum to be established.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Verify written data is preserved.
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(3));
-
-        // Old servers are removed.
-        configs = getConfigs(3, 0, 3, 0);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        // Old servers shut down, while the newer servers remain.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // Ensure old servers shut down properly.
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-        // Ensure new servers have reconfigured.
-        for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-
-        // Verify written data is preserved.
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(3));
-
-
-        // Cluster shrinks to a single server.
-        configs = getConfigs(5, 0, 1, 0);
-        for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 5; i < 6; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // We let the remaining server reconfigure the others out before they die.
-        for (int i = 3; i < 5; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 3; i < 5; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(5));
-
-        // Cluster grows to 3 servers again.
-        configs = getConfigs(5, 0, 3, 2);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).config = configs.get(i);
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        // Wait for the joiners.
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        verifyData(path, configs.get(7));
-
-        // Let the remaining servers terminate.
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).config = null;
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-        for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++) keepers.get(i).await();
-    }
-
-    static String writeData(ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException, InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-        ZooKeeperAdmin admin = createAdmin(config);
-        List<ACL> acl = ZooDefs.Ids.OPEN_ACL_UNSAFE;
-        String node = admin.create("/test-node", "hi".getBytes(UTF_8), acl, CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL);
-        String read = new String(admin.getData(node, false, new Stat()), UTF_8);
-        assertEquals("hi", read);
-        return node;
-    }
-
-    static void verifyData(String path, ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException, InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-            try {
-                assertEquals("hi", new String(createAdmin(config).getData(path, false, new Stat()), UTF_8));
-                return;
-            }
-            catch (KeeperException.ConnectionLossException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-                Thread.sleep(10 << i);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    static ZooKeeperAdmin createAdmin(ZookeeperServerConfig config) throws IOException {
-        return new ZooKeeperAdmin(HostName.getLocalhost() + ":" + config.clientPort(),
-                                  10_000,
-                                  System.err::println,
-                                  new ZkClientConfigBuilder().toConfig());
-    }
-
-    static class ZooKeeper {
-
-        final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
-        final Phaser phaser = new Phaser(2);
-        final AtomicReference<Future<?>> future = new AtomicReference<>();
-        ZookeeperServerConfig config;
-
-        void run() {
-            future.set(executor.submit(() -> {
-                Reconfigurer reconfigurer = new Reconfigurer(new VespaZooKeeperAdminImpl());
-                phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-                while (config != null) {
-                    new ReconfigurableVespaZooKeeperServer(reconfigurer, config);
-                    phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance(); // server is now up, let test thread sync here
-                    phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance(); // wait before reconfig/teardown to let test thread do stuff
-                }
-                reconfigurer.deconstruct();
-            }));
-        }
-
-        void await() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
-            future.get().get(30, SECONDS);
-        }
-    }
-
-    static List<ZookeeperServerConfig> getConfigs(int removed, int retired, int active, int joining) {
-        return IntStream.rangeClosed(1, removed + retired + active)
-                        .mapToObj(id -> getConfig(removed, retired, active, joining, id))
-                        .collect(toList());
-    }
-
-    // Config for server #id among retired + active servers, of which the last may be joining, and with offset removed.
-    static ZookeeperServerConfig getConfig(int removed, int retired, int active, int joining, int id) {
-        if (id <= removed)
-            return null;
-
-        Path tempDir = tempDirRoot.resolve("zookeeper-" + id);
-        return new ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder()
-                .clientPort(getPorts(id).get(0))
-                .dataDir(tempDir.toString())
-                .zooKeeperConfigFile(tempDir.resolve("zookeeper.cfg").toString())
-                .myid(id)
-                .myidFile(tempDir.resolve("myid").toString())
-                .dynamicReconfiguration(true)
-                .server(IntStream.rangeClosed(removed + 1, removed + retired + active)
-                                 .mapToObj(i -> new ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder()
-                                         .id(i)
-                                         .clientPort(getPorts(i).get(0))
-                                         .electionPort(getPorts(i).get(1))
-                                         .quorumPort(getPorts(i).get(2))
-                                         .hostname("localhost")
-                                         .joining(i - removed > retired + active - joining)
-                                         .retired(i - removed <= retired))
-                                 .collect(toList()))
-                .build();
-    }
-
-    static List<Integer> getPorts(int id) {
-        if (ports.size() < id * 3) {
-            int previousPort;
-            if (ports.isEmpty()) {
-                String[] version = System.getProperty("zk-version").split("\\.");
-                int versionPortOffset = 0;
-                for (String part : version)
-                    versionPortOffset = 32 * (versionPortOffset + Integer.parseInt(part));
-                previousPort = 20000 + versionPortOffset % 30000;
-            }
-            else
-                previousPort = ports.get(ports.size() - 1);
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-                ports.add(previousPort = nextPort(previousPort));
-        }
-        return ports.subList(id * 3 - 3, id * 3);
-    }
-
-    static int nextPort(int previousPort) {
-        for (int j = 1; j <= 30000; j++) {
-            int port = (previousPort + j);
-            while (port > 50000)
-                port -= 30000;
-
-            try (ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(port)) {
-                return socket.getLocalPort();
-            }
-            catch (IOException e) {
-                System.err.println("Could not bind port " + port + ": " + e);
-            }
-        }
-        throw new RuntimeException("No free ports");
-    }
-
-    static Path getTmpDir() {
-        try {
-            Path tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory(Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")), "vespa-zk-test");
-            tempDir.toFile().deleteOnExit();
-            return tempDir.toAbsolutePath();
-        }
-        catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Configurator.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Configurator.java
index 8b22f658a947..39d0312915f9 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Configurator.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Configurator.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private String transformConfigToString(ZookeeperServerConfig config, VespaTlsCon
         sb.append("reconfigEnabled=true").append("\n");
         sb.append("skipACL=yes").append("\n");
         ensureThisServerIsRepresented(config.myid(), config.server());
-        config.server().forEach(server -> sb.append(serverSpec(server, config.clientPort(), server.joining())).append("\n"));
+        config.server().forEach(server -> addServerToCfg(sb, server, config.clientPort()));
         sb.append(new TlsQuorumConfig().createConfig(vespaTlsConfig));
         sb.append(new TlsClientServerConfig().createConfig(vespaTlsConfig));
         return sb.toString();
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ private void ensureThisServerIsRepresented(int myid, List<ZookeeperServerConfig.
         }
     }
 
-    static String serverSpec(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server server, int clientPort, boolean joining) {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    private void addServerToCfg(StringBuilder sb, ZookeeperServerConfig.Server server, int clientPort) {
         sb.append("server.")
           .append(server.id())
           .append("=")
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ static String serverSpec(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server server, int clientPort, bo
           .append(server.quorumPort())
           .append(":")
           .append(server.electionPort());
-        if (joining) {
+        if (server.joining()) {
             // Servers that are joining an existing cluster must be marked as observers. Note that this will NOT
             // actually make the server an observer, but prevent it from forming an ensemble independently of the
             // existing cluster.
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ static String serverSpec(ZookeeperServerConfig.Server server, int clientPort, bo
               .append("observer");
         }
         sb.append(";")
-          .append(server.clientPort());
-        return sb.toString();
+          .append(clientPort)
+          .append("\n");
     }
 
     static List<String> zookeeperServerHostnames(ZookeeperServerConfig zookeeperServerConfig) {
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Reconfigurer.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Reconfigurer.java
index 604419c063dc..d4223e4d8157 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Reconfigurer.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/Reconfigurer.java
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import static com.yahoo.vespa.zookeeper.Configurator.serverSpec;
-import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * Starts zookeeper server and supports reconfiguring zookeeper cluster. Keep this as a component
@@ -50,22 +50,17 @@ public Reconfigurer(VespaZooKeeperAdmin vespaZooKeeperAdmin) {
         this.sleeper = Objects.requireNonNull(sleeper);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void deconstruct() {
-        shutdown();
-    }
-
-    QuorumPeer startOrReconfigure(ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig, VespaZooKeeperServer server,
-                            Supplier<QuorumPeer> quorumPeerCreator) {
+    void startOrReconfigure(ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig, VespaZooKeeperServer server,
+                            Supplier<QuorumPeer> quorumPeerGetter, Consumer<QuorumPeer> quorumPeerSetter) {
         if (zooKeeperRunner == null) {
-            peer = quorumPeerCreator.get(); // Obtain the peer from the server. This will be shared with later servers.
+            peer = quorumPeerGetter.get(); // Obtain the peer from the server. This will be shared with later servers.
             zooKeeperRunner = startServer(newConfig, server);
         }
+        quorumPeerSetter.accept(peer);
 
-        if (newConfig.dynamicReconfiguration()) {
+        if (shouldReconfigure(newConfig)) {
             reconfigure(newConfig);
         }
-        return peer;
     }
 
     ZookeeperServerConfig activeConfig() {
@@ -78,30 +73,42 @@ void shutdown() {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean shouldReconfigure(ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig) {
+        if (!newConfig.dynamicReconfiguration()) return false;
+        if (activeConfig == null) return false;
+        return !newConfig.equals(activeConfig());
+    }
+
     private ZooKeeperRunner startServer(ZookeeperServerConfig zookeeperServerConfig, VespaZooKeeperServer server) {
         ZooKeeperRunner runner = new ZooKeeperRunner(zookeeperServerConfig, server);
         activeConfig = zookeeperServerConfig;
         return runner;
     }
 
-    // TODO jonmv: read dynamic file, discard if old quorum impossible (config file + .dynamic.<id>)
-    // TODO jonmv: if dynamic file, all unlisted servers are observers; otherwise joiners are observers
-    // TODO jonmv: wrap Curator in Provider, for Curator shutdown
     private void reconfigure(ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig) {
         Instant reconfigTriggered = Instant.now();
-        String newServers = String.join(",", servers(newConfig));
-        log.log(Level.INFO, "Will reconfigure ZooKeeper cluster." +
+        // No point in trying to reconfigure if there is only one server in the new ensemble,
+        // the others will be shutdown or are about to be shutdown
+        if (newConfig.server().size() == 1) shutdownAndDie(Duration.ZERO);
+
+        List<String> newServers = difference(servers(newConfig), servers(activeConfig));
+        String leavingServerIds = String.join(",", serverIdsDifference(activeConfig, newConfig));
+        String joiningServersSpec = String.join(",", newServers);
+        leavingServerIds = leavingServerIds.isEmpty() ? null : leavingServerIds;
+        joiningServersSpec = joiningServersSpec.isEmpty() ? null : joiningServersSpec;
+        log.log(Level.INFO, "Will reconfigure ZooKeeper cluster. \nJoining servers: " + joiningServersSpec +
+                            "\nleaving servers: " + leavingServerIds +
                             "\nServers in active config:" + servers(activeConfig) +
                             "\nServers in new config:" + servers(newConfig));
         String connectionSpec = localConnectionSpec(activeConfig);
         Instant now = Instant.now();
-        Duration reconfigTimeout = reconfigTimeout(newConfig.server().size());
+        Duration reconfigTimeout = reconfigTimeout(newServers.size());
         Instant end = now.plus(reconfigTimeout);
         // Loop reconfiguring since we might need to wait until another reconfiguration is finished before we can succeed
         for (int attempt = 1; now.isBefore(end); attempt++) {
             try {
                 Instant reconfigStarted = Instant.now();
-                vespaZooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(connectionSpec, newServers);
+                vespaZooKeeperAdmin.reconfigure(connectionSpec, joiningServersSpec, leavingServerIds);
                 Instant reconfigEnded = Instant.now();
                 log.log(Level.INFO, "Reconfiguration completed in " +
                                     Duration.between(reconfigTriggered, reconfigEnded) +
@@ -140,11 +147,24 @@ private static String localConnectionSpec(ZookeeperServerConfig config) {
         return HostName.getLocalhost() + ":" + config.clientPort();
     }
 
+    private static List<String> serverIdsDifference(ZookeeperServerConfig oldConfig, ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig) {
+        return difference(servers(oldConfig), servers(newConfig)).stream()
+                                                                 .map(server -> server.substring(0, server.indexOf('=')))
+                                                                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
     private static List<String> servers(ZookeeperServerConfig config) {
+        // See https://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/r3.6.3/zookeeperReconfig.html#sc_reconfig_clientport for format
         return config.server().stream()
-                     .filter(server -> ! server.retired())
-                     .map(server -> serverSpec(server, config.clientPort(), false))
-                     .collect(toList());
+                     .map(server -> server.id() + "=" + server.hostname() + ":" + server.quorumPort() + ":" +
+                                    server.electionPort() + ";" + config.clientPort())
+                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    private static <T> List<T> difference(List<T> list1, List<T> list2) {
+        List<T> copy = new ArrayList<>(list1);
+        copy.removeAll(list2);
+        return copy;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdmin.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdmin.java
index 59c9628bcab1..8809dca0defc 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdmin.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/VespaZooKeeperAdmin.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 public interface VespaZooKeeperAdmin {
 
-    void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String servers) throws ReconfigException;
+    void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String joiningServers, String leavingServers) throws ReconfigException;
 
     /* Timeout for connecting to ZooKeeper */
     default Duration sessionTimeout() { return Duration.ofSeconds(30); }
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurerTest.java b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurerTest.java
index 760c326cf5da..1211624e3d66 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurerTest.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/zookeeper-server-common/src/test/java/com/yahoo/vespa/zookeeper/ReconfigurerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Phaser;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 
 /**
@@ -50,26 +51,31 @@ public void testReconfigure() {
         ZookeeperServerConfig nextConfig = createConfig(5, true);
         reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(nextConfig);
         assertEquals("node1:2181", reconfigurer.connectionSpec());
-        assertEquals("server.0=node0:2182:2183;2181,server.1=node1:2182:2183;2181,server.2=node2:2182:2183;2181,server.3=node3:2182:2183;2181,server.4=node4:2182:2183;2181",
-                     reconfigurer.servers());
-        assertEquals(2, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
+        assertEquals("3=node3:2182:2183;2181,4=node4:2182:2183;2181", reconfigurer.joiningServers());
+        assertNull("No servers are leaving", reconfigurer.leavingServers());
+        assertEquals(1, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
+        assertSame(nextConfig, reconfigurer.activeConfig());
+
+        // No reconfiguration happens with same config
+        reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(nextConfig);
+        assertEquals(1, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
         assertSame(nextConfig, reconfigurer.activeConfig());
 
         // Cluster shrinks
         nextConfig = createConfig(3, true);
         reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(nextConfig);
-        assertEquals(3, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
+        assertEquals(2, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
         assertEquals("node1:2181", reconfigurer.connectionSpec());
-        assertEquals("server.0=node0:2182:2183;2181,server.1=node1:2182:2183;2181,server.2=node2:2182:2183;2181",
-                     reconfigurer.servers());
+        assertNull("No servers are joining", reconfigurer.joiningServers());
+        assertEquals("3,4", reconfigurer.leavingServers());
         assertSame(nextConfig, reconfigurer.activeConfig());
 
         // Cluster loses node1, but node3 joins. Indices are shuffled.
         nextConfig = createConfig(3, true, 1);
         reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(nextConfig);
-        assertEquals(4, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
-        assertEquals("server.0=node0:2182:2183;2181,server.1=node2:2182:2183;2181,server.2=node3:2182:2183;2181",
-                     reconfigurer.servers());
+        assertEquals(3, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
+        assertEquals("1=node2:2182:2183;2181,2=node3:2182:2183;2181", reconfigurer.joiningServers());
+        assertEquals("1,2", reconfigurer.leavingServers());
         assertSame(nextConfig, reconfigurer.activeConfig());
     }
 
@@ -83,9 +89,9 @@ public void testReconfigureFailsWithReconfigInProgressThenSucceeds() {
         ZookeeperServerConfig nextConfig = createConfig(5, true);
         reconfigurer.startOrReconfigure(nextConfig);
         assertEquals("node1:2181", reconfigurer.connectionSpec());
-        assertEquals("server.0=node0:2182:2183;2181,server.1=node1:2182:2183;2181,server.2=node2:2182:2183;2181,server.3=node3:2182:2183;2181,server.4=node4:2182:2183;2181",
-                     reconfigurer.servers());
-        assertEquals(2, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
+        assertEquals("3=node3:2182:2183;2181,4=node4:2182:2183;2181", reconfigurer.joiningServers());
+        assertNull("No servers are leaving", reconfigurer.leavingServers());
+        assertEquals(1, reconfigurer.reconfigurations());
         assertSame(nextConfig, reconfigurer.activeConfig());
     }
 
@@ -106,27 +112,24 @@ public void stopReconfigurer() {
        reconfigurer.shutdown();
     }
 
-    private ZookeeperServerConfig createConfig(int numberOfServers, boolean dynamicReconfiguration, int... retiredIndices) {
-        Arrays.sort(retiredIndices);
+    private ZookeeperServerConfig createConfig(int numberOfServers, boolean dynamicReconfiguration, int... skipIndices) {
+        Arrays.sort(skipIndices);
         ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder builder = new ZookeeperServerConfig.Builder();
         builder.zooKeeperConfigFile(cfgFile.getAbsolutePath());
         builder.myidFile(idFile.getAbsolutePath());
         for (int i = 0, index = 0; i < numberOfServers; i++, index++) {
-            boolean retired = Arrays.binarySearch(retiredIndices, index) >= 0;
-            if (retired) i--;
-            builder.server(newServer(i, "node" + index, retired));
+            while (Arrays.binarySearch(skipIndices, index) >= 0) index++;
+            builder.server(newServer(i, "node" + index));
         }
-
         builder.myid(0);
         builder.dynamicReconfiguration(dynamicReconfiguration);
         return builder.build();
     }
 
-    private ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder newServer(int id, String hostName, boolean retired) {
+    private ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder newServer(int id, String hostName) {
         ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder builder = new ZookeeperServerConfig.Server.Builder();
         builder.id(id);
         builder.hostname(hostName);
-        builder.retired(retired);
         return builder;
     }
 
@@ -139,7 +142,6 @@ private static class MockQuorumPeer implements QuorumPeer {
     private static class TestableReconfigurer extends Reconfigurer implements VespaZooKeeperServer {
 
         private final TestableVespaZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin;
-        private final Phaser phaser = new Phaser(2);
         private QuorumPeer serverPeer;
 
         TestableReconfigurer(TestableVespaZooKeeperAdmin zooKeeperAdmin) {
@@ -154,16 +156,19 @@ public void sleep(Duration duration) {
         }
 
         void startOrReconfigure(ZookeeperServerConfig newConfig) {
-            serverPeer = startOrReconfigure(newConfig, this, MockQuorumPeer::new);
-            phaser.arriveAndDeregister();
+            startOrReconfigure(newConfig, this, MockQuorumPeer::new, peer -> serverPeer = peer);
         }
 
         String connectionSpec() {
             return zooKeeperAdmin.connectionSpec;
         }
 
-        String servers() {
-            return zooKeeperAdmin.servers;
+        String joiningServers() {
+            return zooKeeperAdmin.joiningServers;
+        }
+
+        String leavingServers() {
+            return zooKeeperAdmin.leavingServers;
         }
 
         int reconfigurations() {
@@ -172,14 +177,10 @@ int reconfigurations() {
 
         @Override
         public void shutdown() {
-            phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
             serverPeer.shutdown(Duration.ofSeconds(1)); }
 
         @Override
-        public void start(Path configFilePath) {
-            phaser.arriveAndAwaitAdvance();
-            serverPeer.start(configFilePath);
-        }
+        public void start(Path configFilePath) { serverPeer.start(configFilePath); }
 
         @Override
         public boolean reconfigurable() {
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ public boolean reconfigurable() {
     private static class TestableVespaZooKeeperAdmin implements VespaZooKeeperAdmin {
 
         String connectionSpec;
-        String servers;
+        String joiningServers;
+        String leavingServers;
         int reconfigurations = 0;
 
         private int failures = 0;
@@ -203,11 +205,12 @@ public TestableVespaZooKeeperAdmin failures(int failures) {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String servers) throws ReconfigException {
+        public void reconfigure(String connectionSpec, String joiningServers, String leavingServers) throws ReconfigException {
             if (++attempts < failures)
                 throw new ReconfigException("Reconfig failed");
             this.connectionSpec = connectionSpec;
-            this.servers = servers;
+            this.joiningServers = joiningServers;
+            this.leavingServers = leavingServers;
             this.reconfigurations++;
         }