diff --git a/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_monitor.go b/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_monitor.go
index 914f36a82..1cd013e61 100644
--- a/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_monitor.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	clusterv1alpha2 "github.com/clusterpedia-io/api/cluster/v1alpha2"
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ func (synchro *ClusterSynchro) checkClusterHealthy() {
 	defer synchro.updateStatus()
 	lastReadyCondition := synchro.healthyCondition.Load().(metav1.Condition)
 
-	if ready, err := checkKubeHealthy(synchro.clusterclient); !ready {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	if ready, err := synchro.healthChecker.Ready(ctx); !ready {
 		// if the last status was not ConditionTrue, stop resource synchros
 		if lastReadyCondition.Status != metav1.ConditionTrue {
 			synchro.stopRunner()
@@ -86,17 +89,25 @@ func (synchro *ClusterSynchro) checkClusterHealthy() {
 	synchro.healthyCondition.Store(condition)
 }
 
-// TODO(iceber): resolve for more detailed error
-func checkKubeHealthy(client kubernetes.Interface) (bool, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
+type healthChecker struct {
+	client rest.Interface
+}
 
-	_, err := client.Discovery().RESTClient().Get().AbsPath("/readyz").DoRaw(ctx)
-	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		_, err = client.Discovery().RESTClient().Get().AbsPath("/healthz").DoRaw(ctx)
-	}
+func newHealthChecker(config *rest.Config) (*healthChecker, error) {
+	client, err := discovery.NewDiscoveryClientForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &healthChecker{
+		client: client.RESTClient(),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// TODO(iceber): resolve for more detailed error
+func (checker *healthChecker) Ready(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := checker.client.Get().AbsPath("/readyz").DoRaw(ctx)
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		_, err = checker.client.Get().AbsPath("/healthz").DoRaw(ctx)
 	}
-	return true, nil
+	return err == nil, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_synchro.go b/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_synchro.go
index 203872519..4552194e7 100644
--- a/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_synchro.go
+++ b/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/cluster_synchro.go
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package clustersynchro
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/clusterpedia-io/clusterpedia/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/clusterpedia-io/clusterpedia/pkg/storageconfig"
 	"github.com/clusterpedia-io/clusterpedia/pkg/synchromanager/clustersynchro/informer"
+	"github.com/clusterpedia-io/clusterpedia/pkg/synchromanager/features"
+	clusterpediafeature "github.com/clusterpedia-io/clusterpedia/pkg/utils/feature"
 )
 
 type ClusterSynchro struct {
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ type ClusterSynchro struct {
 	ClusterStatusUpdater ClusterStatusUpdater
 
 	storage              storage.StorageFactory
-	clusterclient        kubernetes.Interface
+	healthChecker        *healthChecker
 	dynamicDiscovery     discovery.DynamicDiscoveryInterface
 	listerWatcherFactory informer.DynamicListerWatcherFactory
 
@@ -64,11 +67,6 @@ type ClusterStatusUpdater interface {
 type RetryableError error
 
 func New(name string, config *rest.Config, storage storage.StorageFactory, updater ClusterStatusUpdater) (*ClusterSynchro, error) {
-	clusterclient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create a cluster client: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	dynamicDiscovery, err := discovery.NewDynamicDiscoveryManager(name, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, RetryableError(fmt.Errorf("failed to create dynamic discovery manager: %w", err))
@@ -84,13 +82,25 @@ func New(name string, config *rest.Config, storage storage.StorageFactory, updat
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create lister watcher factory: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	checkerConfig := *config
+	if clusterpediafeature.FeatureGate.Enabled(features.HealthCheckerWithStandaloneTCP) {
+		checkerConfig.Dial = (&net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+		}).DialContext
+	}
+	healthChecker, err := newHealthChecker(&checkerConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create a cluster health checker: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	synchro := &ClusterSynchro{
 		name:                 name,
 		RESTConfig:           config,
 		ClusterStatusUpdater: updater,
 		storage:              storage,
 
-		clusterclient:        clusterclient,
+		healthChecker:        healthChecker,
 		dynamicDiscovery:     dynamicDiscovery,
 		listerWatcherFactory: listWatchFactory,
 
diff --git a/pkg/synchromanager/features/features.go b/pkg/synchromanager/features/features.go
index 5ce56ec0b..e46f85d01 100644
--- a/pkg/synchromanager/features/features.go
+++ b/pkg/synchromanager/features/features.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ const (
 	// owner: @iceber
 	// alpha: v0.3.0
 	AllowSyncAllResources featuregate.Feature = "AllowSyncAllResources"
+
+	// HealthCheckerWithStandaloneTCP is a feature gate for the cluster health checker to use standalone tcp
+	// owner: @iceber
+	// alpha: v0.6.0
+	HealthCheckerWithStandaloneTCP featuregate.Feature = "HealthCheckerWithStandaloneTCP"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -49,8 +54,9 @@ func init() {
 // defaultClusterSynchroManagerFeatureGates consists of all known clustersynchro-manager-specific feature keys.
 // To add a new feature, define a key for it above and add it here.
 var defaultClusterSynchroManagerFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
-	PruneManagedFields:            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	PruneLastAppliedConfiguration: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	AllowSyncAllCustomResources:   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	AllowSyncAllResources:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	PruneManagedFields:             {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	PruneLastAppliedConfiguration:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	AllowSyncAllCustomResources:    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	AllowSyncAllResources:          {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	HealthCheckerWithStandaloneTCP: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 }