diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 7f866928d53f00bbde2bd92d3a38c4127f207cc7..fb1efae75e8475ef671c9fbddd5b94bba61f0d9f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		numReg := 1
 		numNotReg := 100
 		for numReg < 3*numNotReg {
-			if numReg != 0 {
-				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-			}
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			numReg, numNotReg, err = client.GetNodeRegistrationStatus()
 			if err != nil {
 				jww.FATAL.Panicf("%+v", err)