diff --git a/adapter/outboundgroup/loadbalance.go b/adapter/outboundgroup/loadbalance.go
index f396ff04..95fee89d 100644
--- a/adapter/outboundgroup/loadbalance.go
+++ b/adapter/outboundgroup/loadbalance.go
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ func strategyConsistentHashing() strategyFn {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// when availability is poor, traverse the entire list to get the available nodes
+		for _, proxy := range proxies {
+			if proxy.Alive() {
+				return proxy
+			}
+		}
+
 		return proxies[0]
 	}
 }