var overallEtcdPodCount int
			if etcdEndpoints, overallEtcdPodCount, lastErr = getRawEtcdEndpointsFromPodAnnotationWithoutRetry(client); lastErr != nil {
				return false, nil
			}
			if len(etcdEndpoints) == 0 || overallEtcdPodCount != len(etcdEndpoints) {
				klog.V(4).Infof("found a total of %d etcd pods and the following endpoints: %v; retrying",
					overallEtcdPodCount, etcdEndpoints)
				return false, nil
			}