diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6d409093..8bdd60e9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    synapse (0.16.11)
+    synapse (0.16.12)
       aws-sdk (~> 1.39)
       docker-api (~> 1.7)
       dogstatsd-ruby (~> 3.3.0)
diff --git a/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb b/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
index 57d867c9..ccf0350a 100644
--- a/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
+++ b/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
@@ -363,6 +363,27 @@ def zk_connect
           zk_cleanup
         end
 
+        # handle session connected after reconnecting
+        # http://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/r3.3.5/zookeeperProgrammers.html#ch_zkSessions
+        @zk.on_connected do
+          log.info "synapse: ZK client has reconnected #{@name}"
+          unless test_and_set_reconnect_time(Time.now)
+            log.info "synapse: ZK client skip since last reconnect is too close #{@name}"
+            return
+          end
+
+          # random backoff to avoid refreshing all watchers at the same time
+          sleep rand(30)
+
+          # zookeeper watcher is one-time trigger, and can be lost when disconnected
+          # https://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/r3.3.5/zookeeperProgrammers.html#ch_zkWatches
+          # only need re-enable watcher on parent path and children list
+          log.info "synapse: ZK client refresh watcher after reconnected #{@name}"
+          if @zk.exists?(@discovery['path'], :watch => true)
+            @zk.children(@discovery['path'], :watch => true)
+          end
+        end
+
         # the path must exist, otherwise watch callbacks will not work
         statsd_time('synapse.watcher.zk.create_path.elapsed_time', ["zk_cluster:#{@zk_cluster}", "service_name:#{@name}"]) do
           create(@discovery['path'])
@@ -373,6 +394,17 @@ def zk_connect
       end
     end
 
+    def test_and_set_reconnect_time(now)
+      # ensure there is only one refresh can happen within a time window
+      if !@last_reconnect_time.nil? && (now - @last_reconnect_time) < 60
+        return false
+      end
+      # test-and-set should be thread safe based on per-callback model
+      # https://github.com/zk-ruby/zk/wiki/EventDeliveryModel
+      @last_reconnect_time = now
+      true
+
+    end
     # decode the data at a zookeeper endpoint
     def deserialize_service_instance(data)
       log.debug "synapse: deserializing process data"
diff --git a/lib/synapse/version.rb b/lib/synapse/version.rb
index 12e5f56e..61ae47fe 100644
--- a/lib/synapse/version.rb
+++ b/lib/synapse/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Synapse
-  VERSION = "0.16.11"
+  VERSION = "0.16.12"
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
index 0f2f9f4c..867719af 100644
--- a/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@
       subject.send(:watcher_callback).call
     end
 
+    it 'test and set reconnect time' do
+      now = Time.now
+      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
+      now += 10
+      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be false
+      now += 50
+      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
+      now += 60
+      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
+    end
+
     it 'handles zk consistency issues' do
       expect(subject).to receive(:watch)
       expect(subject).to receive(:discover).and_call_original