diff --git a/examples/master.js b/examples/master.js
index 29abb53..47869cd 100644
--- a/examples/master.js
+++ b/examples/master.js
@@ -228,18 +228,27 @@ registerMasterSignalingClientCallbacks = (signalingClient, formValues, onStatsRe
         // If in WebRTC ingestion mode, retry if no connection was established within 30 seconds.
         // Note: This is an interim setting - the viewer application will retry after 30 seconds if the connection through the WebRTC Ingestion mode is not successful.
         if (master.channelHelper.isIngestionEnabled()) {
-            setTimeout(function () {
-                // We check that it's not failed because if the state transitioned to failed,
-                // the state change callback would handle this already
-                if (
-                    answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'connected' &&
-                    answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'failed' &&
-                    answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'closed'
-                ) {
-                    console.error(`[${role}] Connection was not successful - Will retry after 30 seconds.`);
-                    onPeerConnectionFailed(remoteClientId, false, false);
-                }
-            }, 30000);
+            const CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
+            const RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30;
+            
+            for (let i = CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS; i <= RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS; i += CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS) {
+                setTimeout(function () {
+                    // check the state each 5 seconds
+                    //enter retry if still connecting after 30 seconds
+                    if (
+                        answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'connected' &&
+                        answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'failed' &&
+                        answerer.getPeerConnection().connectionState !== 'closed'
+                    ) {
+                        if (i < RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) {
+                            console.log(`[${role}] Still connecting after ${i} seconds.`);
+                        } else {
+                            console.error(`[${role}] Connection was not successful - Will retry after ${RETRY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS} seconds.`);
+                            onPeerConnectionFailed(remoteClientId, false, false);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }, i * 1000);
+            }
         }
     });