diff --git a/weed/util/retry.go b/weed/util/retry.go
index e1ad99d54..b7cd278b3 100644
--- a/weed/util/retry.go
+++ b/weed/util/retry.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func RetryForever(name string, job func() error, onErrFn func(err error) bool) {
 	for {
 		err := job()
 		if err == nil {
+			waitTime = time.Second
 			break
 		}
 		if onErrFn(err) {