diff --git a/config/retry/backoff_test.go b/config/retry/backoff_test.go
index d5bef27740..99338d6150 100644
--- a/config/retry/backoff_test.go
+++ b/config/retry/backoff_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ func TestRetryLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, b2.Backoff(globalConfig, errors.New("test error")))
 }
 
+func assertRetryLimit(t *testing.T, BoPDRegionMetadataTestConfig *Config, retryLimit int) {
+	// test we start with retry limit cap of 10
+	for i := 0; i < retryLimit; i++ {
+		// create a new Backoff instance to reset exponential backoff to reduce test duration
+		b := NewBackofferWithVars(context.TODO(), 100, nil)
+		assert.Nil(t, b.Backoff(BoPDRegionMetadataTestConfig, errors.New("test error")))
+	}
+	// create a new Backoff instance to reset exponential backoff to reduce test duration
+	b := NewBackofferWithVars(context.TODO(), 100, nil)
+	// test retry limit hit
+	assert.NotNil(t, b.Backoff(BoPDRegionMetadataTestConfig, errors.New("test error")))
+}
+
 func TestBackoffDeepCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	b := NewBackofferWithVars(context.TODO(), 4, nil)
diff --git a/config/retry/config.go b/config/retry/config.go
index 889a19a03d..59a4c5fe50 100644
--- a/config/retry/config.go
+++ b/config/retry/config.go
@@ -102,23 +102,26 @@ func NewConfig(name string, metric *prometheus.Observer, backoffFnCfg *BackoffFn
 type RetryRateLimiter struct {
 	// tokenCount represents number of available tokens for retry
 	tokenCount int32
-	// allowedRetryToSuccessRatio is a ratio representing number of retries allowed for each success
-	allowedRetryToSuccessRatio float32
+	// successForRetryCount represents how many success requests are need to allow a single retry
+	successForRetryCount int
 	// cap limits the number of retry tokens which can be accumulated over time
 	cap int32
 }
 
-func NewRetryRateLimiter(cap int32, ratio float32) *RetryRateLimiter {
+// NewRetryRateLimiter creates a new RetryRateLimiter
+// cap: the maximum number of retry tokens can be accumulated over time. Start with full bucket.
+// successForRetryCount: how many success requests are needed to allow a single retry. E.g. if you want to allow a single retry per 10 calls, set it to 10.
+func NewRetryRateLimiter(cap int32, successForRetryCount int) *RetryRateLimiter {
 	return &RetryRateLimiter{
-		cap, // always init with full bucket to allow retries on startup
-		ratio,
+		cap,
+		successForRetryCount,
 		cap,
 	}
 }
 
-// add a token to the rate limiter bucket according to configured retry to success ratio and cap
+// addRetryToken adds a token to the rate limiter bucket according to configured retry to success ratio and the cap
 func (r *RetryRateLimiter) addRetryToken() {
-	if rand.Float32() < r.allowedRetryToSuccessRatio {
+	if rand.Intn(r.successForRetryCount) == 0 {
 		if atomic.LoadInt32(&r.tokenCount) < r.cap {
 			// it is ok to add more than the cap, because the cap is the soft limit
 			atomic.AddInt32(&r.tokenCount, 1)
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ func (r *RetryRateLimiter) addRetryToken() {
 	}
 }
 
-// return true if there is a token to retry, false otherwise
+// takeRetryToken returns true if there is a token to retry, false otherwise
 func (r *RetryRateLimiter) takeRetryToken() bool {
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&r.tokenCount) > 0 {
 		// it is ok to go below 0, because consumed token will still match added one at the end
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ func (r *RetryRateLimiter) takeRetryToken() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// NewConfigWithRetryLimit creates a new Config for the Backoff operation with a retry limit.
 func NewConfigWithRetryLimit(name string, metric *prometheus.Observer, backoffFnCfg *BackoffFnCfg, retryRateLimiter *RetryRateLimiter, err error) *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		name:             name,
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ var (
 	BoTiFlashRPC       = NewConfig("tiflashRPC", &metrics.BackoffHistogramRPC, NewBackoffFnCfg(100, 2000, EqualJitter), tikverr.ErrTiFlashServerTimeout)
 	BoTxnLock          = NewConfig("txnLock", &metrics.BackoffHistogramLock, NewBackoffFnCfg(100, 3000, EqualJitter), tikverr.ErrResolveLockTimeout)
 	BoPDRPC            = NewConfig("pdRPC", &metrics.BackoffHistogramPD, NewBackoffFnCfg(500, 3000, EqualJitter), tikverr.NewErrPDServerTimeout(""))
-	BoPDRegionMetadata = NewConfigWithRetryLimit("pdRegionMetadata", &metrics.BackoffHistogramPD, NewBackoffFnCfg(500, 3000, EqualJitter), NewRetryRateLimiter(10, 0.1), tikverr.NewErrPDServerTimeout(""))
+	BoPDRegionMetadata = NewConfigWithRetryLimit("pdRegionMetadata", &metrics.BackoffHistogramPD, NewBackoffFnCfg(500, 3000, EqualJitter), NewRetryRateLimiter(10, 10), tikverr.NewErrPDServerTimeout(""))
 	// change base time to 2ms, because it may recover soon.
 	BoRegionMiss               = NewConfig("regionMiss", &metrics.BackoffHistogramRegionMiss, NewBackoffFnCfg(2, 500, NoJitter), tikverr.ErrRegionUnavailable)
 	BoRegionScheduling         = NewConfig("regionScheduling", &metrics.BackoffHistogramRegionScheduling, NewBackoffFnCfg(2, 500, NoJitter), tikverr.ErrRegionUnavailable)