diff --git a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/service_controller.go b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/service_controller.go
index d17b330..5d9580f 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/kubernetes/service_controller.go
+++ b/metropolis/node/kubernetes/service_controller.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 		}
 		if time.Now().After(startLogging) {
 			supervisor.Logger(ctx).Errorf("Still couldn't do initial reconciliation: %v", err)
+			startLogging = time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
 		}
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	}