diff --git a/src/provider/xds_grpc_sotw_provider.go b/src/provider/xds_grpc_sotw_provider.go
index fcacc212d..2ed2b97c0 100644
--- a/src/provider/xds_grpc_sotw_provider.go
+++ b/src/provider/xds_grpc_sotw_provider.go
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ func (p *XdsGrpcSotwProvider) watchConfigs() {
 		resp, err := p.adsClient.Fetch()
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Failed to receive configuration from xDS Management Server: %s", err.Error())
-			if sotw.IsConnError(err) {
-				p.retryGrpcConn()
-				return
-			}
+			p.retryGrpcConn()
 			p.adsClient.Nack(err.Error())
 		} else {
 			logger.Tracef("Response received from xDS Management Server: %v", resp)