// herd upon start up sequence.
			time.Sleep(25*time.Millisecond + time.Duration(rand.Int63n(int64(100*time.Millisecond))))
			retries++
			// after 20 retries start logging that servers are not reachable yet
			if retries >= 20 {
				logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for at least %d remote servers with valid configuration to be online", len(clnts)/2))
				if len(offlineEndpoints) > 0 {