diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
index 5bfdaecf8c6..c605588f163 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/BPServiceActor.java
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ class BPServiceActor implements Runnable {
     volatile long nextHeartbeatTime = monotonicNow();
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    volatile long nextLifelineTime = monotonicNow();
+    volatile long nextLifelineTime;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     volatile long lastBlockReportTime = monotonicNow();
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ class BPServiceActor implements Runnable {
       this.lifelineIntervalMs = lifelineIntervalMs;
       this.blockReportIntervalMs = blockReportIntervalMs;
       this.slowPeersReportIntervalMs = slowPeersReportIntervalMs;
+      scheduleNextLifeline(nextHeartbeatTime);
     }
 
     // This is useful to make sure NN gets Heartbeat before Blockreport