diff --git a/src/connector/src/source/kinesis/enumerator/client.rs b/src/connector/src/source/kinesis/enumerator/client.rs
index b8966f99ae1a..f72dfaa95e81 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/source/kinesis/enumerator/client.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/source/kinesis/enumerator/client.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use anyhow::Context as _;
+use anyhow::anyhow;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use aws_sdk_kinesis::types::Shard;
 use aws_sdk_kinesis::Client as kinesis_client;
@@ -52,14 +52,26 @@ impl SplitEnumerator for KinesisSplitEnumerator {
         let mut shard_collect: Vec<Shard> = Vec::new();
 
         loop {
-            let list_shard_output = self
-                .client
-                .list_shards()
-                .set_next_token(next_token)
-                .stream_name(&self.stream_name)
-                .send()
-                .await
-                .context("failed to list kinesis shards")?;
+            let mut req = self.client.list_shards();
+            if let Some(token) = next_token.take() {
+                req = req.next_token(token);
+            } else {
+                req = req.stream_name(&self.stream_name);
+            }
+
+            let list_shard_output = match req.send().await {
+                Ok(output) => output,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    if let Some(e_inner) = e.as_service_error()
+                        && e_inner.is_expired_next_token_exception()
+                    {
+                        tracing::info!("Kinesis ListShard token expired, retrying...");
+                        next_token = None;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    return Err(anyhow!(e).context("failed to list kinesis shards").into());
+                }
+            };
             match list_shard_output.shards {
                 Some(shard) => shard_collect.extend(shard),
                 None => bail!("no shards in stream {}", &self.stream_name),