diff --git a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/rmw_context_impl_s.cpp b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/rmw_context_impl_s.cpp
index 374af78e..0215a490 100644
--- a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/rmw_context_impl_s.cpp
+++ b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/rmw_context_impl_s.cpp
@@ -94,25 +94,24 @@ class rmw_context_impl_s::Data final
         z_close(z_move(session_));
       });
 
-    // TODO(Yadunund) Move this check into a separate thread.
     // Verify if the zenoh router is running if configured.
     const std::optional<uint64_t> configured_connection_attempts =
       rmw_zenoh_cpp::zenoh_router_check_attempts();
     if (configured_connection_attempts.has_value()) {
-      ret = RMW_RET_ERROR;
       uint64_t connection_attempts = 0;
-      // Retry until the connection is successful.
-      while (ret != RMW_RET_OK && connection_attempts < configured_connection_attempts.value()) {
-        if ((ret = rmw_zenoh_cpp::zenoh_router_check(z_loan(session_))) != RMW_RET_OK) {
-          ++connection_attempts;
+      constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds sleep_time(1000);
+      constexpr int64_t ticks_between_print(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000) / sleep_time);
+      while ((ret = rmw_zenoh_cpp::zenoh_router_check(z_loan(session_))) != RMW_RET_OK) {
+        if ((connection_attempts % ticks_between_print) == 0) {
+          RMW_ZENOH_LOG_WARN_NAMED(
+            "rmw_zenoh_cpp",
+            "Unable to connect to a Zenoh router. "
+            "Have you started a router with `ros2 run rmw_zenoh_cpp rmw_zenohd`?");
         }
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
-      }
-      if (ret != RMW_RET_OK) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(
-                "Unable to connect to a Zenoh router after " +
-                std::to_string(configured_connection_attempts.value()) +
-                " retries.");
+        if (++connection_attempts >= configured_connection_attempts.value()) {
+          break;
+        }
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(sleep_time);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_config.cpp b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_config.cpp
index 5cb29172..6d296a62 100644
--- a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_config.cpp
+++ b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_config.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ rmw_ret_t get_z_config(const ConfigurableEntity & entity, z_owned_config_t * con
 std::optional<uint64_t> zenoh_router_check_attempts()
 {
   const char * envar_value;
-  // The default value is to check indefinitely.
-  uint64_t default_value = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+  // The default is to check only once.
+  uint64_t default_value = 1;
 
   if (NULL != rcutils_get_env(router_check_attempts_envar, &envar_value)) {
     // NULL is returned if everything is ok.
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ std::optional<uint64_t> zenoh_router_check_attempts()
       return std::nullopt;
     }
     // If the value is 0, check indefinitely.
-    return default_value;
+    return std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
   }
 
-  // If unset, check indefinitely.
+  // If unset, use the default.
   return default_value;
 }
 }  // namespace rmw_zenoh_cpp
diff --git a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_router_check.cpp b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_router_check.cpp
index ead5ca5a..7d7afaa9 100644
--- a/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_router_check.cpp
+++ b/rmw_zenoh_cpp/src/detail/zenoh_router_check.cpp
@@ -42,23 +42,18 @@ rmw_ret_t zenoh_router_check(z_session_t session)
       (*(static_cast<int *>(ctx)))++;
     };
 
-  rmw_ret_t ret = RMW_RET_OK;
   z_owned_closure_zid_t router_callback = z_closure(callback, nullptr /* drop */, &context);
   if (z_info_routers_zid(session, z_move(router_callback))) {
     RMW_ZENOH_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
       "rmw_zenoh_cpp",
       "Failed to evaluate if Zenoh routers are connected to the session.");
-    ret = RMW_RET_ERROR;
+    return RMW_RET_ERROR;
   } else {
     if (context == 0) {
-      RMW_ZENOH_LOG_ERROR_NAMED(
-        "rmw_zenoh_cpp",
-        "Unable to connect to a Zenoh router. "
-        "Have you started a router with `ros2 run rmw_zenoh_cpp rmw_zenohd`?");
-      ret = RMW_RET_ERROR;
+      return RMW_RET_ERROR;
     }
   }
 
-  return ret;
+  return RMW_RET_OK;
 }
 }  // namespace rmw_zenoh_cpp