diff --git a/lib/contracts.js b/lib/contracts.js
index f2196f44..ebba88c4 100644
--- a/lib/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/contracts.js
@@ -8,17 +8,11 @@ const {
   CONTRACT_ADDRESSES_IPNS_KEY = 'k51qzi5uqu5dmaqrefqazad0ca8b24fb79zlacfjw2awdt5gjf2cr6jto5jyqe'
 } = process.env
 
+const DELAY_IN_MINUTES = 10
+
 export const runUpdateContractsLoop = async ({ provider, abi, contracts, onActivity }) => {
+  await timers.setTimeout(2_000)
   while (true) {
-    const delayInMinutes = 10
-    const delay = delayInMinutes * 60 * 1000 // 10 minutes
-    const jitter = Math.random() * 20_000 - 10_000 // +- 10 seconds
-    try {
-      await timers.setTimeout(delay + jitter)
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err.name === 'AbortError') return
-      throw err
-    }
     try {
       const newContracts = await getContractsWithRetry({ provider, abi })
       contracts.splice(0)
@@ -27,9 +21,18 @@ export const runUpdateContractsLoop = async ({ provider, abi, contracts, onActiv
       console.error('Failed to update the list of contract addresses. Will retry later.', err)
       onActivity({
         type: 'error',
-        message: `Cannot update scheduled rewards. Will retry in ${delayInMinutes} minutes.`
+        message: `Cannot update scheduled rewards. Will retry in ${DELAY_IN_MINUTES} minutes.`
       })
     }
+
+    const delay = DELAY_IN_MINUTES * 60 * 1000
+    const jitter = Math.random() * 20_000 - 10_000 // +- 10 seconds
+    try {
+      await timers.setTimeout(delay + jitter)
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.name === 'AbortError') return
+      throw err
+    }
   }
 }