diff --git a/apisix/core/config_etcd.lua b/apisix/core/config_etcd.lua
index dd0a5487bac1..fbb6df8dbf5d 100644
--- a/apisix/core/config_etcd.lua
+++ b/apisix/core/config_etcd.lua
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ local function sync_data(self)
             key = short_key(self, self.values[i].key)
             self.values_hash[key] = i
         end
+        self.sync_times = 0
     end
 
     self.conf_version = self.conf_version + 1