diff --git a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
index 4ea4c4ea54..03be9dd4cf 100644
--- a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use crate::pqproto::CancelKeyData;
 use crate::rate_limiter::LeakyBucketRateLimiter;
 use crate::redis::keys::KeyPrefix;
 use crate::redis::kv_ops::{RedisKVClient, RedisKVClientError};
+use crate::util::run_until;
 
 type IpSubnetKey = IpNet;
 
@@ -498,8 +499,13 @@ impl Session {
                         "registered cancellation key"
                     );
 
-                    // wait before continuing.
-                    tokio::time::sleep(CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH).await;
+                    // wait before continuing. break immediately if cancelled.
+                    if run_until(tokio::time::sleep(CANCEL_KEY_REFRESH), cancel.as_mut())
+                        .await
+                        .is_err()
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
                 // retry immediately.
                 Err(BatchQueueError::Result(error)) => {
diff --git a/proxy/src/util.rs b/proxy/src/util.rs
index 7fc2d9fbdb..0291216d94 100644
--- a/proxy/src/util.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/util.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,16 @@ pub async fn run_until_cancelled<F: Future>(
     f: F,
     cancellation_token: &CancellationToken,
 ) -> Option<F::Output> {
-    match select(pin!(f), pin!(cancellation_token.cancelled())).await {
-        Either::Left((f, _)) => Some(f),
-        Either::Right(((), _)) => None,
+    run_until(f, cancellation_token.cancelled()).await.ok()
+}
+
+/// Runs the future `f` unless interrupted by future `condition`.
+pub async fn run_until<F1: Future, F2: Future>(
+    f: F1,
+    condition: F2,
+) -> Result<F1::Output, F2::Output> {
+    match select(pin!(f), pin!(condition)).await {
+        Either::Left((f1, _)) => Ok(f1),
+        Either::Right((f2, _)) => Err(f2),
     }
 }