diff --git a/workflow/executor/resource.go b/workflow/executor/resource.go
index 086834509f70..00fc98fcbae6 100644
--- a/workflow/executor/resource.go
+++ b/workflow/executor/resource.go
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ func (we *WorkflowExecutor) WaitResource(resourceName string) error {
 		failReqs, _ = failSelector.Requirements()
 	}
 
-	// Start the condition result reader using ExponentialBackoff
-	// Exponential backoff is for steps of 0, 5, 20, 80, 320 seconds since the first step is without
-	// delay in the ExponentialBackoff
-	err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(wait.Backoff{Duration: (time.Second * 5), Factor: 4.0, Steps: 5},
+	// Start the condition result reader using PollImmediateInfinite
+	// Poll intervall of 5 seconds serves as a backoff intervall in case of immediate result reader failure
+	err := wait.PollImmediateInfinite(time.Duration(time.Second*5),
 		func() (bool, error) {
 			isErrRetry, err := checkResourceState(resourceName, successReqs, failReqs)