diff --git a/sdk-node/src/service.ts b/sdk-node/src/service.ts
index db85beb1..b32dcac9 100644
--- a/sdk-node/src/service.ts
+++ b/sdk-node/src/service.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export class Service {
     while (this.polling && failureCount < MAX_CONSECUTIVE_POLL_FAILURES) {
       try {
         await this.pollIteration();
+        failureCount = 0;
       } catch (e) {
         log("Failed poll iteration", e);
         failureCount++;