diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index dc9c282e717..925b7129fc7 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ func (m *Master) setupSecureProxy(user, keyfile string) {
 				sleep = time.Second
 			} else {
 				// tunnels could lag behind current set of nodes
-				sleep = time.Minute
+				sleep = 10 * time.Second
 			}
 			time.Sleep(sleep)
 		}