diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
index d69402c9..27e180e0 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/config/AbstractStateMachineFactory.java
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateMachineFactory<S, E> extends LifecycleObjectS
 		if (stateMachineConfigurationConfig.getStateMachineEnsemble() != null) {
 			DistributedStateMachine<S, E> distributedStateMachine = new DistributedStateMachine<>(
 					stateMachineConfigurationConfig.getStateMachineEnsemble(), machine);
+			distributedStateMachine.setAutoStartup(stateMachineConfigurationConfig.isAutoStart());
+			distributedStateMachine.afterPropertiesSet();
 			machine = distributedStateMachine;
 		}