const tierCfgRefresh = 15 * time.Minute
	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
	randInterval := func() time.Duration {
		return time.Duration(r.Float64() * 5 * float64(time.Second))
	}

	// To avoid all MinIO nodes reading the tier config object at the same
	// time.
	t := time.NewTimer(tierCfgRefresh + randInterval())
	defer t.Stop()
	for {
		select {
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return
		case <-t.C: