diff --git a/shared/management/client/grpc.go b/shared/management/client/grpc.go
index 7ce79b418..0bd912929 100644
--- a/shared/management/client/grpc.go
+++ b/shared/management/client/grpc.go
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) withMgmtStream(
 			return nil //nolint:nilerr // a cancelled context means shutdown, not a retryable failure
 		} else if waited {
 			backOff.Reset()
+			// dials attempted while offline grew the channel's internal backoff;
+			// reset it too, or the reconnect waits out that timer first
+			c.conn.ResetConnectBackoff()
 		}
 
 		connState := c.conn.GetState()
diff --git a/shared/signal/client/grpc.go b/shared/signal/client/grpc.go
index 0af4dc4da..f9bc7c737 100644
--- a/shared/signal/client/grpc.go
+++ b/shared/signal/client/grpc.go
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ func (c *GrpcClient) Receive(ctx context.Context, msgHandler func(msg *proto.Mes
 			return nil
 		} else if waited {
 			backOff.Reset()
+			// dials attempted while offline grew the channel's internal backoff;
+			// reset it too, or the reconnect waits out that timer first
+			c.signalConn.ResetConnectBackoff()
 		}
 
 		c.notifyStreamDisconnected()