diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_subscribe.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_subscribe.go
index 894faa614..05cce632a 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_subscribe.go
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) subscribeMetaEvents(clientName string, prefix string, la
 			dir = message.NewParentPath
 		}
 		if dir == filer.IamConfigDirecotry && message.NewEntry.Name == filer.IamIdentityFile {
-			err := util.Retry("updateIamIdentity", func() error {
-				return s3a.iam.loadS3ApiConfigurationFromBytes(message.NewEntry.Content)
-			})
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := s3a.iam.loadS3ApiConfigurationFromBytes(message.NewEntry.Content); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			glog.V(0).Infof("updated %s/%s", filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile)