diff --git a/weed/util/retry.go b/weed/util/retry.go
index dde4ded63..fee6074b2 100644
--- a/weed/util/retry.go
+++ b/weed/util/retry.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ func Retry(name string, job func() error) (err error) {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "transport") {
 			hasErr = true
 			glog.V(0).Infof("retry %s: err: %v", name, err)
-			time.Sleep(waitTime)
-			waitTime += waitTime / 2
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
+		time.Sleep(waitTime)
+		waitTime += waitTime / 2
 	}
 	return err
 }