diff --git a/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector.go b/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector.go
index 2fb177d1d5..c6ca192c22 100644
--- a/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector.go
+++ b/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (gc *garbageCollector) work(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 // startControlLoop start a control loop for garbageCollector.
-func (gc *garbageCollector) startControlLoop(ctx context.Context) {
+func (gc *garbageCollector) startControlLoop(_ context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case cmd := <-gc.cmdCh:
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (gc *garbageCollector) startControlLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 // runRecycleTaskWithPauser is a helper function to create a task with pauser
 func (gc *garbageCollector) runRecycleTaskWithPauser(ctx context.Context, name string, interval time.Duration, task func(ctx context.Context)) {
 	logger := log.With(zap.String("gcType", name)).With(zap.Duration("interval", interval))
-	timer := time.NewTimer(interval)
+	timer := time.NewTicker(interval)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector_test.go b/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector_test.go
index a33b258d16..e6ed9878f5 100644
--- a/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector_test.go
+++ b/internal/datacoord/garbage_collector_test.go
@@ -1614,6 +1614,26 @@ func (s *GarbageCollectorSuite) TestPauseResume() {
 	})
 }
 
+func (s *GarbageCollectorSuite) TestRunRecycleTaskWithPauser() {
+	gc := newGarbageCollector(s.meta, newMockHandler(), GcOption{
+		cli:              s.cli,
+		enabled:          true,
+		checkInterval:    time.Millisecond * 10,
+		scanInterval:     time.Hour * 7 * 24,
+		missingTolerance: time.Hour * 24,
+		dropTolerance:    time.Hour * 24,
+	})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*2500)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	cnt := 0
+	gc.runRecycleTaskWithPauser(ctx, "test", time.Second, func(ctx context.Context) {
+		cnt++
+	})
+	s.Equal(cnt, 2)
+}
+
 func TestGarbageCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(GarbageCollectorSuite))
 }