diff --git a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
index 03be9dd4cf..77062d3bb4 100644
--- a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
@@ -32,20 +32,24 @@ use crate::util::run_until;
 
 type IpSubnetKey = IpNet;
 
-const CANCEL_KEY_TTL: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(600);
-const CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(570);
+const CANCEL_KEY_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(600);
+const CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH: Duration = Duration::from_secs(570);
 
 // Message types for sending through mpsc channel
 pub enum CancelKeyOp {
-    StoreCancelKey {
+    Store {
         key: CancelKeyData,
         value: Box<str>,
-        expire: std::time::Duration,
+        expire: Duration,
     },
-    GetCancelData {
+    Refresh {
+        key: CancelKeyData,
+        expire: Duration,
+    },
+    Get {
         key: CancelKeyData,
     },
-    GetCancelDataOld {
+    GetOld {
         key: CancelKeyData,
     },
 }
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
 impl CancelKeyOp {
     fn register(&self, pipe: &mut Pipeline) {
         match self {
-            CancelKeyOp::StoreCancelKey { key, value, expire } => {
+            CancelKeyOp::Store { key, value, expire } => {
                 let key = KeyPrefix::Cancel(*key).build_redis_key();
                 pipe.add_command(Cmd::set_options(
                     &key,
@@ -116,11 +120,15 @@ impl CancelKeyOp {
                     SetOptions::default().with_expiration(SetExpiry::EX(expire.as_secs())),
                 ));
             }
-            CancelKeyOp::GetCancelDataOld { key } => {
+            CancelKeyOp::Refresh { key, expire } => {
+                let key = KeyPrefix::Cancel(*key).build_redis_key();
+                pipe.add_command(Cmd::expire(&key, expire.as_secs() as i64));
+            }
+            CancelKeyOp::GetOld { key } => {
                 let key = KeyPrefix::Cancel(*key).build_redis_key();
                 pipe.add_command(Cmd::hget(key, "data"));
             }
-            CancelKeyOp::GetCancelData { key } => {
+            CancelKeyOp::Get { key } => {
                 let key = KeyPrefix::Cancel(*key).build_redis_key();
                 pipe.add_command(Cmd::get(key));
             }
@@ -264,7 +272,7 @@ impl CancellationHandler {
             .proxy
             .cancel_channel_size
             .guard(RedisMsgKind::Get);
-        let op = CancelKeyOp::GetCancelData { key };
+        let op = CancelKeyOp::Get { key };
         let result = timeout(
             TIMEOUT,
             tx.call((guard, op), std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
@@ -289,7 +297,7 @@ impl CancellationHandler {
                 .proxy
                 .cancel_channel_size
                 .guard(RedisMsgKind::HGet);
-            let op = CancelKeyOp::GetCancelDataOld { key };
+            let op = CancelKeyOp::GetOld { key };
             timeout(
                 TIMEOUT,
                 tx.call((guard, op), std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
@@ -474,45 +482,95 @@ impl Session {
 
         let mut cancel = pin!(cancel);
 
+        enum State {
+            Set,
+            Refresh,
+        }
+        let mut state = State::Set;
+
         loop {
-            let guard = Metrics::get()
-                .proxy
-                .cancel_channel_size
-                .guard(RedisMsgKind::Set);
-            let op = CancelKeyOp::StoreCancelKey {
-                key: self.key,
-                value: closure_json.clone(),
-                expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
+            let guard_op = match state {
+                State::Set => {
+                    let guard = Metrics::get()
+                        .proxy
+                        .cancel_channel_size
+                        .guard(RedisMsgKind::Set);
+                    let op = CancelKeyOp::Store {
+                        key: self.key,
+                        value: closure_json.clone(),
+                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
+                    };
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        src=%self.key,
+                        dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
+                        "registering cancellation key"
+                    );
+                    (guard, op)
+                }
+
+                State::Refresh => {
+                    let guard = Metrics::get()
+                        .proxy
+                        .cancel_channel_size
+                        .guard(RedisMsgKind::Expire);
+                    let op = CancelKeyOp::Refresh {
+                        key: self.key,
+                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
+                    };
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        src=%self.key,
+                        dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
+                        "refreshing cancellation key"
+                    );
+                    (guard, op)
+                }
             };
 
-            tracing::debug!(
-                src=%self.key,
-                dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
-                "registering cancellation key"
-            );
-
-            match tx.call((guard, op), cancel.as_mut()).await {
-                Ok(_) => {
+            match tx.call(guard_op, cancel.as_mut()).await {
+                // SET returns OK
+                Ok(Value::Okay) => {
                     tracing::debug!(
                         src=%self.key,
                         dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
                         "registered cancellation key"
                     );
-
-                    // wait before continuing. break immediately if cancelled.
-                    if run_until(tokio::time::sleep(CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH), cancel.as_mut())
-                        .await
-                        .is_err()
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
+                    state = State::Refresh;
                 }
+
+                // EXPIRE returns 1
+                Ok(Value::Int(1)) => {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        src=%self.key,
+                        dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
+                        "refreshed cancellation key"
+                    );
+                }
+
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    // Any other response likely means the key expired.
+                    tracing::warn!(src=%self.key, "refreshing cancellation key failed");
+                    // Re-enter the SET loop to repush full data.
+                    state = State::Set;
+                }
+
                 // retry immediately.
                 Err(BatchQueueError::Result(error)) => {
-                    tracing::warn!(?error, "error registering cancellation key");
+                    tracing::warn!(?error, "error refreshing cancellation key");
+                    // Small delay to prevent busy loop with high cpu and logging.
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+                    continue;
                 }
+
                 Err(BatchQueueError::Cancelled(Err(_cancelled))) => break,
             }
+
+            // wait before continuing. break immediately if cancelled.
+            if run_until(tokio::time::sleep(CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH), cancel.as_mut())
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+            {
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
         if let Err(err) = cancel_closure
diff --git a/proxy/src/metrics.rs b/proxy/src/metrics.rs
index 8439082498..bf4d5a11eb 100644
--- a/proxy/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/metrics.rs
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ pub enum Waiting {
 pub enum RedisMsgKind {
     Set,
     Get,
+    Expire,
     HGet,
 }