diff --git a/cmd/pinger/pinger.go b/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
index b7d68cd1616..342d5f4a407 100644
--- a/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
+++ b/cmd/pinger/pinger.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	_ "net/http/pprof" // #nosec
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/pinger"
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ func CmdMain() {
 	if err != nil {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to parse config")
 	}
+
+	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 	if config.Mode == "server" {
 		if config.EnableMetrics {
 			go func() {
 				pinger.InitPingerMetrics()
 				metrics.InitKlogMetrics()
-				ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
 				if err := metrics.Run(ctx, nil, util.JoinHostPort("0.0.0.0", config.Port), false); err != nil {
 					util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to run metrics server")
 				}
@@ -45,5 +46,5 @@ func CmdMain() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	pinger.StartPinger(config)
+	pinger.StartPinger(config, ctx.Done())
 }
diff --git a/cmd/speaker/speaker.go b/cmd/speaker/speaker.go
index 8372e36eefe..0a9441ab729 100644
--- a/cmd/speaker/speaker.go
+++ b/cmd/speaker/speaker.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
 
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/speaker"
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/util"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2705150b544..c76707bb20e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.30.3
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.30.3
-	k8s.io/sample-controller v0.30.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8
 	kubevirt.io/api v1.3.0
 	kubevirt.io/client-go v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b86a94206c8..3951260614a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2302,8 +2302,6 @@ k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.30.3 h1:UDGZWR3ry/XrN/Ki/w7qrp49OwgQsKyh+6xWbex
 k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.30.3/go.mod h1:T1EQSOLl9YyDMnXNJfsq2jeci6uoymY0mrRkkKihd98=
 k8s.io/sample-apiserver v0.30.3 h1:SGlc1FvY+5CGolD0Qn1iGuhbhBWMUru/kcjQ9ki2iEs=
 k8s.io/sample-apiserver v0.30.3/go.mod h1:P4g1Jw2lq2wtCiibqVX3KIRAfXtHpw6pOD/dzwmVG/w=
-k8s.io/sample-controller v0.30.3 h1:oZTxERF8U3gANT2H5VxpkW32asgmW0IYGyUv9Opspvs=
-k8s.io/sample-controller v0.30.3/go.mod h1:yhy/cWCzevQLa2+7Gvj0J9+xzmNExypunffSNANBy7o=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1J8+AsQnQCKsi8A=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
diff --git a/pkg/pinger/ping.go b/pkg/pinger/ping.go
index f747dadc371..d423c727e8b 100644
--- a/pkg/pinger/ping.go
+++ b/pkg/pinger/ping.go
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubeovn/kube-ovn/pkg/util"
 )
 
-func StartPinger(config *Configuration) {
+func StartPinger(config *Configuration, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	errHappens := false
 	var exporter *Exporter
 	withMetrics := config.Mode == "server" && config.EnableMetrics
+	internval := time.Duration(config.Interval) * time.Second
+	timer := time.NewTimer(internval)
+	timer.Stop()
+LOOP:
 	for {
 		if config.NetworkMode == "kube-ovn" {
 			if checkOvs(config, withMetrics) != nil {
@@ -49,8 +53,15 @@ func StartPinger(config *Configuration) {
 		if config.Mode != "server" {
 			break
 		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.Interval) * time.Second)
+
+		timer.Reset(internval)
+		select {
+		case <-stopCh:
+			break LOOP
+		case <-timer.C:
+		}
 	}
+	timer.Stop()
 	if errHappens && config.ExitCode != 0 {
 		os.Exit(config.ExitCode)
 	}