diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ConfigFileBasedClusterMetadataProvider.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ConfigFileBasedClusterMetadataProvider.java
index 873a0b8..1773154 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ConfigFileBasedClusterMetadataProvider.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ConfigFileBasedClusterMetadataProvider.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
             try {
                 Thread.sleep((int) Math.pow(2, iterations < 7 ? ++iterations : iterations) * 10L);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                 throw Throwables.propagate(e);
             }
         }