diff --git a/adapters/incluster/v1/adapter.go b/adapters/incluster/v1/adapter.go
index 8312dd7..455b35a 100644
--- a/adapters/incluster/v1/adapter.go
+++ b/adapters/incluster/v1/adapter.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (a *Adapter) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		go func() {
 			if err := backoff.RetryNotify(func() error {
 				return client.Start(ctx)
-			}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+			}, utils.NewBackOff(true), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 				logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("start client", helpers.Error(err),
 					helpers.String("resource", client.res.Resource),
 					helpers.String("retry in", d.String()))
diff --git a/adapters/incluster/v1/client.go b/adapters/incluster/v1/client.go
index 0f5aaa8..b66906a 100644
--- a/adapters/incluster/v1/client.go
+++ b/adapters/incluster/v1/client.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *Client) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			var err error
 			watchOpts.ResourceVersion, err = c.getExistingStorageObjects(ctx)
 			return err
-		}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+		}, utils.NewBackOff(true), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 			logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("get existing storage objects", helpers.Error(err),
 				helpers.String("resource", c.res.Resource),
 				helpers.String("retry in", d.String()))
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (c *Client) watchRetry(ctx context.Context, watchOpts metav1.ListOptions, e
 			}
 			eventQueue.Enqueue(event)
 		}
-	}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+	}, utils.NewBackOff(true), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 		if !errors.Is(err, errWatchClosed) {
 			logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("watch", helpers.Error(err),
 				helpers.String("resource", c.res.Resource),
diff --git a/cmd/client/main.go b/cmd/client/main.go
index ed6de94..1de9da5 100644
--- a/cmd/client/main.go
+++ b/cmd/client/main.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func main() {
 				return backoff.Permanent(fmt.Errorf("server rejected our client version <%s>, please update", version))
 			}
 			return err
-		}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+		}, utils.NewBackOff(false), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 			logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("connection error", helpers.Error(err),
 				helpers.String("retry in", d.String()))
 		}); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/synchronizer.go b/core/synchronizer.go
index ad3a695..e8725b0 100644
--- a/core/synchronizer.go
+++ b/core/synchronizer.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *Synchronizer) sendData(ctx context.Context, data []byte) {
 			}
 		}
 		return nil
-	}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+	}, utils.NewBackOff(true), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 		logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("send data", helpers.Error(err),
 			helpers.String("retry in", d.String()))
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func (s *Synchronizer) listenForSyncEvents(ctx context.Context) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("invoke inPool: %w", err)
 			}
 			return nil
-		}, utils.NewBackOff(), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+		}, utils.NewBackOff(true), func(err error, d time.Duration) {
 			logger.L().Ctx(ctx).Warning("process incoming messages", helpers.Error(err), helpers.String("retry in", d.String()))
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("giving up process incoming messages: %w", err)
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index ac1a9a0..3897003 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -241,10 +241,12 @@ func StringValueBigger(s1, s2 string) bool {
 	return i1 > i2
 }
 
-func NewBackOff() backoff.BackOff {
+func NewBackOff(neverStop bool) backoff.BackOff {
 	b := backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()
 	// never stop retrying (unless PermanentError is returned)
-	b.MaxElapsedTime = 0
+	if neverStop {
+		b.MaxElapsedTime = 0
+	}
 	return b
 }