diff --git a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/bench/read_update.go b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/bench/read_update.go
index 4074112..a0b2ffd 100644
--- a/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/bench/read_update.go
+++ b/contrib/cmd/runkperf/commands/bench/read_update.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	internaltypes "github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/internal/types"
 	"github.com/Azure/kperf/contrib/utils"
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ It creates ConfigMaps, establishes watch connections, and then issues concurrent
 			},
 			cli.IntFlag{
 				Name:  "read-update-configmap-size",
-				Usage: "Size of each ConfigMap. ConfigMap must not exceed 3 MiB.",
-				Value: 1024, // 1 MiB
+				Usage: "Size of each ConfigMap, unit: Byte. ConfigMap must not exceed 1 MiB.",
+				Value: 1024, // 1 KiB
 			},
 			cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:  "read-update-name-pattern",
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func benchReadUpdateRun(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*internaltypes.BenchmarkReport, er
 	size := cliCtx.Int("read-update-configmap-size")
 	namespace := cliCtx.String("read-update-namespace")
 	namePattern := cliCtx.String("read-update-name-pattern")
-	if total <= 0 || size <= 0 || total*size > 2*1024*1024 || size > 1024 {
+	if total <= 0 || size <= 0 || total*size > 2*1024*1024*1024 || size > 1024*1024 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid total (%d) or size (%d) for configmaps: total must be > 0, size must be > 0, and total*size must not exceed 2 GiB, size must not exceed 1 MiB", total, size)
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func benchReadUpdateRun(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*internaltypes.BenchmarkReport, er
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build clientset: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = utils.CreateConfigmaps(ctx, kubeCfgPath, namespace, namePattern, total, size, 2, 0)
+	err = utils.CreateConfigmaps(ctx, kubeCfgPath, namespace, namePattern, total, size, 30, 0)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create configmaps: %w", err)
@@ -111,11 +112,6 @@ func benchReadUpdateRun(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*internaltypes.BenchmarkReport, er
 	}()
 
 	// Stop all the watches when the function returns
-	watches := make([]watch.Interface, 0)
-	defer func() {
-		stopWatches(watches)
-	}()
-
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	defer wg.Wait()
 
@@ -125,37 +121,56 @@ func benchReadUpdateRun(cliCtx *cli.Context) (*internaltypes.BenchmarkReport, er
 	// Start to watch the configmaps
 	for i := 0; i < total; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
+		go func(ii int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			watchReq, err := client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(namespace).
-				Watch(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
-					Watch:         true,
-					FieldSelector: fmt.Sprintf("metadata.name=%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i),
-				})
-
-			watches = append(watches, watchReq)
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("Error starting watch for configmap %s: %v\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i), err)
-				return
-			}
-			klog.V(5).Infof("Starting watch for configmap: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i))
+			timeoutSeconds := int64(100000)
+
+			var watchReq watch.Interface
+			var err error
+			defer func() {
+				if watchReq != nil {
+					watchReq.Stop()
+				}
+			}()
 
-			// Process watch events proactively to prevent cache oversizing.
 			for {
+				if watchReq == nil {
+					watchReq, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(namespace).
+						Watch(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
+							Watch:          true,
+							TimeoutSeconds: &timeoutSeconds,
+							FieldSelector:  fmt.Sprintf("metadata.name=%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii),
+						})
+
+					if err != nil {
+						fmt.Printf("Error starting watch for configmap %s: %v\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii), err)
+						time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+						continue
+					}
+					klog.V(5).Infof("Starting watch for configmap: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii))
+				}
+
+				// Process watch events proactively to prevent cache oversizing.
 				select {
 				case <-dpCtx.Done():
-					klog.V(5).Infof("Stopping watch for configmap: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i))
+					klog.V(5).Infof("Stopping watch for configmap: %s\n", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii))
 					return
-				case event := <-watchReq.ResultChan():
+				case event, ok := <-watchReq.ResultChan():
+					if !ok {
+						klog.V(2).Infof("Watch channel closed for configmap: %s", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii))
+						watchReq.Stop()
+						watchReq = nil
+					}
 					if event.Type == watch.Error {
-						klog.Errorf("Error event received for configmap %s: %v", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i), event.Object)
-						return
+						klog.Errorf("Error event received for configmap %s: %v", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii), event.Object)
+						watchReq.Stop()
+						watchReq = nil
 					}
-					klog.V(5).Infof("Event received for configmap %s: %v", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, i), event.Type)
+					klog.V(5).Infof("Event received for configmap %s: %v", fmt.Sprintf("%s-cm-%s-%d", appLabel, namePattern, ii), event.Type)
 				}
 			}
 
-		}()
+		}(i)
 	}
 
 	// Deploy the runner group
@@ -180,13 +195,3 @@ Environment: Combine %d%% read requests and %d%% update requests during benchmar
 		Info:     map[string]interface{}{},
 	}, nil
 }
-
-// StopWatches stops all the watches
-func stopWatches(watches []watch.Interface) {
-	for _, w := range watches {
-		if w != nil {
-			klog.V(5).Infof("Stopping watch: %v", w)
-			w.Stop()
-		}
-	}
-}