diff --git a/src/balance/src/bnThread.c b/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
index f39b82f2c692135097946e605a538611470dd3bb..b5043c19bb9e152ac7932060383bb527dff3c74b 100644
--- a/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
+++ b/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ static void bnProcessTimer(void *handle, void *tmrId) {
 void bnStartTimer(int32_t mseconds) {
   if (tsBnThread.stop) return;
 
-  bool updateSoon = (mseconds != -1);
-  if (updateSoon) {
+  if (mseconds != -1) {
     mTrace("balance function will be called after %d ms", mseconds);
     taosTmrReset(bnProcessTimer, mseconds, (void *)(int64_t)mseconds, tsMnodeTmr, &tsBnThread.timer);
   } else {
@@ -132,5 +131,5 @@ void bnStartTimer(int32_t mseconds) {
 }
 
 void bnNotify() {
-  bnStartTimer(500); 
+  bnStartTimer(10);
 }