diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 5a033af140..293b34d0ad 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ class topology_coordinator {
         co_await _topo_sm.event.when();
     }
 
-    future<> fence_previous_coordinator();
+    future<> fence_previous_coordinator() noexcept;
 
 public:
     topology_coordinator(
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ public:
         , _ring_delay(ring_delay)
     {}
 
-    future<> run();
+    future<> run() noexcept;
 };
 
 future<bool> topology_coordinator::maybe_start_tablet_migration(group0_guard guard) {
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ future<bool> topology_coordinator::maybe_start_tablet_migration(group0_guard gua
     co_return true;
 }
 
-future<> topology_coordinator::fence_previous_coordinator() {
+future<> topology_coordinator::fence_previous_coordinator() noexcept {
     // Write empty change to make sure that a guard taken by any previous coordinator cannot
     // be used to do a successful write any more. Otherwise the following can theoretically happen
     // while a coordinator tries to execute RPC R and move to state S.
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ future<> topology_coordinator::fence_previous_coordinator() {
     // Topology state machine moves to state S while RPC R is still running.
     // If RPC is idempotent that should not be a problem since second one executed by B will do nothing,
     // but better to be safe and cut off previous write attempt
-    while (true) {
+    while (!_as.abort_requested()) {
         try {
             auto guard = co_await start_operation();
             topology_mutation_builder builder(guard.write_timestamp());
@@ -2410,12 +2410,12 @@ future<> topology_coordinator::fence_previous_coordinator() {
             continue;
         } catch (...) {
             slogger.error("raft topology: failed to fence previous coordinator {}", std::current_exception());
-            throw;
         }
+        co_await seastar::sleep_abortable(std::chrono::seconds(1), _as);
     }
 }
 
-future<> topology_coordinator::run() {
+future<> topology_coordinator::run() noexcept {
     slogger.info("raft topology: start topology coordinator fiber");
 
     auto abort = _as.subscribe([this] () noexcept {