diff --git a/core/discov/internal/registry.go b/core/discov/internal/registry.go
index c12a6d6fb221..ab13bd0f140a 100644
--- a/core/discov/internal/registry.go
+++ b/core/discov/internal/registry.go
@@ -12,18 +12,22 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/lang"
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/logx"
+	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/mathx"
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/syncx"
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/threading"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 )
 
+const coolDownDeviation = 0.05
+
 var (
 	registry = Registry{
 		clusters: make(map[string]*cluster),
 	}
-	connManager = syncx.NewResourceManager()
-	errClosed   = errors.New("etcd monitor chan has been closed")
+	connManager      = syncx.NewResourceManager()
+	coolDownUnstable = mathx.NewUnstable(coolDownDeviation)
+	errClosed        = errors.New("etcd monitor chan has been closed")
 )
 
 // A Registry is a registry that manages the etcd client connections.
@@ -200,9 +204,6 @@ func (c *cluster) getCurrent(key watchKey) []KV {
 }
 
 func (c *cluster) handleChanges(key watchKey, kvs []KV) {
-	var add []KV
-	var remove []KV
-
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	watcher, ok := c.watchers[key]
 	if !ok {
@@ -217,22 +218,7 @@ func (c *cluster) handleChanges(key watchKey, kvs []KV) {
 	for _, kv := range kvs {
 		newVals[kv.Key] = kv.Val
 	}
-	for k, v := range vals {
-		if val, ok := newVals[k]; !ok || v != val {
-			remove = append(remove, KV{
-				Key: k,
-				Val: v,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-	for k, v := range newVals {
-		if val, ok := vals[k]; !ok || v != val {
-			add = append(add, KV{
-				Key: k,
-				Val: v,
-			})
-		}
-	}
+	add, remove := calculateChanges(vals, newVals)
 	watcher.values = newVals
 	c.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -304,7 +290,7 @@ func (c *cluster) load(cli EtcdClient, key watchKey) int64 {
 		}
 
 		logx.Errorf("%s, key: %s, exactMatch: %t", err.Error(), key.key, key.exactMatch)
-		time.Sleep(coolDownInterval)
+		time.Sleep(coolDownUnstable.AroundDuration(coolDownInterval))
 	}
 
 	var kvs []KV
@@ -360,17 +346,22 @@ func (c *cluster) newClient() (EtcdClient, error) {
 
 func (c *cluster) reload(cli EtcdClient) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
+	// cancel the previous watches
 	close(c.done)
 	c.watchGroup.Wait()
-	c.done = make(chan lang.PlaceholderType)
-	c.watchGroup = threading.NewRoutineGroup()
 	var keys []watchKey
 	for wk, wval := range c.watchers {
 		keys = append(keys, wk)
-		wval.cancel()
+		if wval.cancel != nil {
+			wval.cancel()
+		}
 	}
+
+	c.done = make(chan lang.PlaceholderType)
+	c.watchGroup = threading.NewRoutineGroup()
 	c.lock.Unlock()
 
+	// start new watches
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		k := key
 		c.watchGroup.Run(func() {
@@ -398,11 +389,37 @@ func (c *cluster) watch(cli EtcdClient, key watchKey, rev int64) {
 }
 
 func (c *cluster) watchStream(cli EtcdClient, key watchKey, rev int64) error {
+	ctx, rch := c.setupWatch(cli, key, rev)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case wresp, ok := <-rch:
+			if !ok {
+				return errClosed
+			}
+			if wresp.Canceled {
+				return fmt.Errorf("etcd monitor chan has been canceled, error: %w", wresp.Err())
+			}
+			if wresp.Err() != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("etcd monitor chan error: %w", wresp.Err())
+			}
+
+			c.handleWatchEvents(key, wresp.Events)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil
+		case <-c.done:
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *cluster) setupWatch(cli EtcdClient, key watchKey, rev int64) (context.Context, clientv3.WatchChan) {
 	var (
 		rch  clientv3.WatchChan
 		ops  []clientv3.OpOption
 		wkey = key.key
 	)
+
 	if !key.exactMatch {
 		wkey = makeKeyPrefix(key.key)
 		ops = append(ops, clientv3.WithPrefix())
@@ -425,26 +442,7 @@ func (c *cluster) watchStream(cli EtcdClient, key watchKey, rev int64) error {
 
 	rch = cli.Watch(clientv3.WithRequireLeader(ctx), wkey, ops...)
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case wresp, ok := <-rch:
-			if !ok {
-				return errClosed
-			}
-			if wresp.Canceled {
-				return fmt.Errorf("etcd monitor chan has been canceled, error: %w", wresp.Err())
-			}
-			if wresp.Err() != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("etcd monitor chan error: %w", wresp.Err())
-			}
-
-			c.handleWatchEvents(key, wresp.Events)
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil
-		case <-c.done:
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
+	return ctx, rch
 }
 
 func (c *cluster) watchConnState(cli EtcdClient) {
@@ -475,6 +473,28 @@ func DialClient(endpoints []string) (EtcdClient, error) {
 	return clientv3.New(cfg)
 }
 
+func calculateChanges(oldVals, newVals map[string]string) (add, remove []KV) {
+	for k, v := range newVals {
+		if val, ok := oldVals[k]; !ok || v != val {
+			add = append(add, KV{
+				Key: k,
+				Val: v,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range oldVals {
+		if val, ok := newVals[k]; !ok || v != val {
+			remove = append(remove, KV{
+				Key: k,
+				Val: v,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return add, remove
+}
+
 func getClusterKey(endpoints []string) string {
 	sort.Strings(endpoints)
 	return strings.Join(endpoints, endpointsSeparator)