diff --git a/esbuild/utils.js b/esbuild/utils.js
index 82490adb36..b2a4e98d54 100644
--- a/esbuild/utils.js
+++ b/esbuild/utils.js
@@ -112,16 +112,21 @@ function log(...args) {
 
 function get_redis_subscriber(kind) {
 	// get redis subscriber that aborts after 10 connection attempts
-	let { get_redis_subscriber: get_redis } = require("../node_utils");
-	return get_redis(kind, {
-		retry_strategy: function(options) {
+	let retry_strategy;
+	let { get_redis_subscriber: get_redis, get_conf } = require("../node_utils");
+
+	if (process.env.CI == 1 || get_conf().developer_mode == 1) {
+		retry_strategy = () => { }
+	} else {
+		retry_strategy = function (options) {
 			// abort after 10 connection attempts
 			if (options.attempt > 10) {
 				return undefined;
 			}
 			return Math.min(options.attempt * 100, 2000);
 		}
-	});
+	}
+	return get_redis(kind, { retry_strategy });
 }
 
 module.exports = {