diff --git a/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go b/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
index 0e19aac356..ed7ca31b6d 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/heimdall/client.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var (
 const (
 	heimdallAPIBodyLimit = 128 * 1024 * 1024 // 128 MB
 	stateFetchLimit      = 50
+	retryCall            = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
 type StateSyncEventsResponse struct {
@@ -292,7 +293,13 @@ func FetchWithRetry[T any](ctx context.Context, client http.Client, url *url.URL
 	log.Warn("an error while trying fetching from Heimdall", "path", url.Path, "attempt", attempt, "error", err)
 
 	// create a new ticker for retrying the request
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(client.Timeout)
+	var ticker *time.Ticker
+	if client.Timeout != 0 {
+		ticker = time.NewTicker(client.Timeout)
+	} else {
+		// only reach here when HeimdallClient is HeimdallGRPCClient or HeimdallAppClient
+		ticker = time.NewTicker(retryCall)
+	}
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	const logEach = 5