diff --git a/core/pkg/ingress/status/status.go b/core/pkg/ingress/status/status.go
index 036057a32..5ba855620 100644
--- a/core/pkg/ingress/status/status.go
+++ b/core/pkg/ingress/status/status.go
@@ -92,10 +92,16 @@ type statusSync struct {
 // Run starts the loop to keep the status in sync
 func (s statusSync) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	go wait.Forever(s.elector.Run, 0)
+	go wait.Forever(s.update, updateInterval)
 	go s.syncQueue.Run(time.Second, stopCh)
 	<-stopCh
 }
 
+func (s *statusSync) update() {
+	// send a dummy object to the queue to force a sync
+	s.syncQueue.Enqueue("sync status")
+}
+
 // Shutdown stop the sync. In case the instance is the leader it will remove the current IP
 // if there is no other instances running.
 func (s statusSync) Shutdown() {