diff --git a/weed/util/retry.go b/weed/util/retry.go
index 7d6d8da23..65cf07b41 100644
--- a/weed/util/retry.go
+++ b/weed/util/retry.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ func Retry(name string, waitTimeLimit time.Duration, job func() error) (err erro
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		glog.V(1).Infof("retry %s", name)
-		time.Sleep(waitTime)
-		waitTime += waitTime / 2
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "transport: ") {
+			glog.V(1).Infof("retry %s", name)
+			time.Sleep(waitTime)
+			waitTime += waitTime / 2
+		}
 	}
 	return err
 }
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