diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/server/KinitAuxiliaryService.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/server/KinitAuxiliaryService.scala
index dd6f8e119..e8d149b32 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/server/KinitAuxiliaryService.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/server/KinitAuxiliaryService.scala
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class KinitAuxiliaryService() extends AbstractService("KinitAuxiliaryService") {
           val process = kinitProc.start()
           if (process.waitFor() == 0) {
             info(s"Successfully ${commands.mkString(" ")}")
+            kinitAttempts = 0
             executor.schedule(this, kinitInterval, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
           } else {
             if (kinitAttempts >= kinitMaxAttempts) {