diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index c1b0a746f..685ed2eb1 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ spec:
             - "--v=5"
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"
             - "--leader-election=true"
+            - "--retry-interval-start=500ms"
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: "unix:///csi/{{ .Values.provisionerSocketFile }}"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ spec:
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"
             - "--csiTimeout={{ .Values.provisioner.timeout }}"
             - "--leader-election"
+            - "--retry-interval-start=500ms"
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: "unix:///csi/{{ .Values.provisionerSocketFile }}"
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index 2129285e0..4442158d0 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ spec:
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"
             - "--csiTimeout={{ .Values.provisioner.timeout }}"
             - "--leader-election"
+            - "--retry-interval-start=500ms"
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: "unix:///csi/{{ .Values.provisionerSocketFile }}"
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ spec:
             - "--v=5"
             - "--csi-address=$(ADDRESS)"
             - "--leader-election=true"
+            - "--retry-interval-start=500ms"
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: "unix:///csi/{{ .Values.provisionerSocketFile }}"