diff --git a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/pubsublite/SubscriptionPartitionLoader.java b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/pubsublite/SubscriptionPartitionLoader.java
index e411d801a7f7..866e92229ba6 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/pubsublite/SubscriptionPartitionLoader.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/pubsublite/SubscriptionPartitionLoader.java
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public PollResult<Partition> apply(TopicPath element, Context c) {
                     })
                 .withPollInterval(pollDuration)
                 .withTerminationPerInput(
-                    terminate
-                        ? Watch.Growth.afterTotalOf(pollDuration.multipliedBy(10))
-                        : Watch.Growth.never()));
+                    terminate ? Watch.Growth.afterIterations(10) : Watch.Growth.never()));
     return partitions.apply(
         MapElements.into(TypeDescriptor.of(SubscriptionPartition.class))
             .via(kv -> SubscriptionPartition.of(subscription, kv.getValue())));