diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub.go
index 8a6acadb9..1a34d49e7 100644
--- a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub.go
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscribeMessage(req *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest
 
 	glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s on %v %v connected", req.GetInit().ConsumerId, t, partition)
 
+	waitIntervalCount := 0
 	var localTopicPartition *topic.LocalPartition
 	for localTopicPartition == nil {
 		localTopicPartition = b.localTopicManager.GetTopicPartition(t, partition)
@@ -32,7 +33,11 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscribeMessage(req *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest
 		if localTopicPartition != nil {
 			break
 		}
-		time.Sleep(337 * time.Millisecond)
+		waitIntervalCount++
+		if waitIntervalCount > 10 {
+			waitIntervalCount = 10
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(waitIntervalCount) * 337 * time.Millisecond)
 		// Check if the client has disconnected by monitoring the context
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():