diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 289dda00c..75f1096bd 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 * FEATURE: vmagent: add support for `socks5 over tls` proxy in `proxy_url` config option. It can be set up with the following config: `proxy_url: tls+socks5://proxy-addr:port`.
 * FEATURE: vmagent: reduce memory usage when `-remoteWrite.queues` is set to a big value. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1167).
 * FEATURE: vmagent: add AWS IAM roles for tasks support for EC2 service discovery according to [these docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task-iam-roles.html).
-* FEATURE: vmagent: add support for `proxy_tls_config`, `proxy_authorization`, `proxy_basic_auth`, `proxy_bearer_token` and `proxy_bearer_token_file` options to `consul_sd_config`, `dockerswarm_sd_config` and `eureka_sd_config` sections.
+* FEATURE: vmagent: add support for `proxy_tls_config`, `proxy_authorization`, `proxy_basic_auth`, `proxy_bearer_token` and `proxy_bearer_token_file` options in `consul_sd_config`, `dockerswarm_sd_config` and `eureka_sd_config` sections.
 * FEATURE: vmagent: pass `X-Prometheus-Scrape-Timeout-Seconds` header to scrape targets as Prometheus does. In this case scrape targets can limit the time needed for performing the scrape. See [this comment](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1179#issuecomment-813118733) for details.
 * FEATURE: vmauth: add support for authorization via [bearer token](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/bearer-authentication/). See [the docs](https://victoriametrics.github.io/vmauth.html#auth-config) for details.
 
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: properly work with simple HTTP proxies which don't support `CONNECT` method. For example, [PushProx](https://github.com/prometheus-community/PushProx). See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1179).
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: properly discover targets if multiple namespace selectors are put inside `kubernetes_sd_config`. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1170).
+* BUGFIX: vmagent: properly discover `role: endpoints` and `role: endpointslices` targets in `kubernetes_sd_config`. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1182).
 * BUGFIX: properly generate filename for `*.tar.gz` archive inside `_checksums.txt` file posted at [releases page](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases). See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1171).
 
 
diff --git a/lib/promscrape/discovery/kubernetes/api_watcher.go b/lib/promscrape/discovery/kubernetes/api_watcher.go
index e9f096e72..eb27c1040 100644
--- a/lib/promscrape/discovery/kubernetes/api_watcher.go
+++ b/lib/promscrape/discovery/kubernetes/api_watcher.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (aw *apiWatcher) reloadScrapeWorks(namespace string, swosByKey map[string][
 }
 
 func (aw *apiWatcher) setScrapeWorks(namespace, key string, labels []map[string]string) {
-	swos := getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(aw.swcFunc, labels)
+	swos := aw.getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(labels)
 	aw.swosByNamespaceLock.Lock()
 	swosByKey := aw.swosByNamespace[namespace]
 	if swosByKey == nil {
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ func (aw *apiWatcher) removeScrapeWorks(namespace, key string) {
 	aw.swosByNamespaceLock.Unlock()
 }
 
-func getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(swcFunc ScrapeWorkConstructorFunc, labelss []map[string]string) []interface{} {
+func (aw *apiWatcher) getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(labelss []map[string]string) []interface{} {
 	swos := make([]interface{}, 0, len(labelss))
 	for _, labels := range labelss {
-		swo := swcFunc(labels)
+		swo := aw.swcFunc(labels)
 		// The reflect check is needed because of https://mangatmodi.medium.com/go-check-nil-interface-the-right-way-d142776edef1
 		if swo != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(swo).IsNil() {
 			swos = append(swos, swo)
@@ -253,34 +253,17 @@ func (gw *groupWatcher) startWatchersForRole(role string, aw *apiWatcher) {
 		apiURL := gw.apiServer + path
 		gw.mu.Lock()
 		uw := gw.m[apiURL]
-		if uw == nil {
+		needStart := uw == nil
+		if needStart {
 			uw = newURLWatcher(role, namespaces[i], apiURL, gw)
 			gw.m[apiURL] = uw
 		}
 		gw.mu.Unlock()
-		uw.subscribeAPIWatcher(aw)
-	}
-}
-
-func (gw *groupWatcher) reloadScrapeWorksForAPIWatchers(namespace string, aws []*apiWatcher, objectsByKey map[string]object) {
-	if len(aws) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	swosByKey := make([]map[string][]interface{}, len(aws))
-	for i := range aws {
-		swosByKey[i] = make(map[string][]interface{})
-	}
-	for key, o := range objectsByKey {
-		labels := o.getTargetLabels(gw)
-		for i, aw := range aws {
-			swos := getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(aw.swcFunc, labels)
-			if len(swos) > 0 {
-				swosByKey[i][key] = swos
-			}
+		if needStart {
+			uw.reloadObjects()
+			go uw.watchForUpdates()
 		}
-	}
-	for i, aw := range aws {
-		aw.reloadScrapeWorks(namespace, swosByKey[i])
+		uw.subscribeAPIWatcher(aw)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -314,15 +297,12 @@ type urlWatcher struct {
 	parseObject     parseObjectFunc
 	parseObjectList parseObjectListFunc
 
-	// mu protects aws, awsPending, objectsByKey and resourceVersion
+	// mu protects aws, objectsByKey and resourceVersion
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	// aws contains registered apiWatcher objects
 	aws map[*apiWatcher]struct{}
 
-	// awsPending contains pending apiWatcher objects, which must be moved to aws in a batch
-	awsPending map[*apiWatcher]struct{}
-
 	// objectsByKey contains the latest state for objects obtained from apiURL
 	objectsByKey map[string]object
 
@@ -348,7 +328,6 @@ func newURLWatcher(role, namespace, apiURL string, gw *groupWatcher) *urlWatcher
 		parseObjectList: parseObjectList,
 
 		aws:          make(map[*apiWatcher]struct{}),
-		awsPending:   make(map[*apiWatcher]struct{}),
 		objectsByKey: make(map[string]object),
 
 		objectsCount:          metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_objects{role=%q}`, role)),
@@ -358,8 +337,6 @@ func newURLWatcher(role, namespace, apiURL string, gw *groupWatcher) *urlWatcher
 		staleResourceVersions: metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_stale_resource_versions_total{role=%q}`, role)),
 	}
 	logger.Infof("started %s watcher for %q", uw.role, uw.apiURL)
-	go uw.watchForUpdates()
-	go uw.processPendingSubscribers()
 	return uw
 }
 
@@ -369,10 +346,16 @@ func (uw *urlWatcher) subscribeAPIWatcher(aw *apiWatcher) {
 	}
 	uw.mu.Lock()
 	if _, ok := uw.aws[aw]; !ok {
-		if _, ok := uw.awsPending[aw]; !ok {
-			uw.awsPending[aw] = struct{}{}
-			metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q,type="pending"}`, uw.role)).Inc()
+		swosByKey := make(map[string][]interface{})
+		for key, o := range uw.objectsByKey {
+			labels := o.getTargetLabels(uw.gw)
+			swos := aw.getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(labels)
+			if len(swos) > 0 {
+				swosByKey[key] = swos
+			}
 		}
+		aw.reloadScrapeWorks(uw.namespace, swosByKey)
+		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q}`, uw.role)).Inc()
 	}
 	uw.mu.Unlock()
 }
@@ -381,43 +364,11 @@ func (uw *urlWatcher) unsubscribeAPIWatcher(aw *apiWatcher) {
 	uw.mu.Lock()
 	if _, ok := uw.aws[aw]; ok {
 		delete(uw.aws, aw)
-		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q,type="permanent"}`, uw.role)).Dec()
-	} else if _, ok := uw.awsPending[aw]; ok {
-		delete(uw.awsPending, aw)
-		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q,type="pending"}`, uw.role)).Dec()
+		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q}`, uw.role)).Dec()
 	}
 	uw.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (uw *urlWatcher) processPendingSubscribers() {
-	t := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
-	for range t.C {
-		var awsPending []*apiWatcher
-		var objectsByKey map[string]object
-
-		uw.mu.Lock()
-		if len(uw.awsPending) > 0 {
-			awsPending = getAPIWatchers(uw.awsPending)
-			for _, aw := range awsPending {
-				if _, ok := uw.aws[aw]; ok {
-					logger.Panicf("BUG: aw=%p already exists in uw.aws", aw)
-				}
-				uw.aws[aw] = struct{}{}
-				delete(uw.awsPending, aw)
-			}
-			objectsByKey = make(map[string]object, len(uw.objectsByKey))
-			for key, o := range uw.objectsByKey {
-				objectsByKey[key] = o
-			}
-		}
-		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q,type="pending"}`, uw.role)).Add(-len(awsPending))
-		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_discovery_kubernetes_subscibers{role=%q,type="permanent"}`, uw.role)).Add(len(awsPending))
-		uw.mu.Unlock()
-
-		uw.gw.reloadScrapeWorksForAPIWatchers(uw.namespace, awsPending, objectsByKey)
-	}
-}
-
 func (uw *urlWatcher) setResourceVersion(resourceVersion string) {
 	uw.mu.Lock()
 	uw.resourceVersion = resourceVersion
@@ -478,9 +429,31 @@ func (uw *urlWatcher) reloadObjects() string {
 	aws := getAPIWatchers(uw.aws)
 	uw.mu.Unlock()
 
-	uw.gw.reloadScrapeWorksForAPIWatchers(uw.namespace, aws, objectsByKey)
+	uw.reloadScrapeWorksForAPIWatchers(aws, objectsByKey)
 	logger.Infof("reloaded %d objects from %q", len(objectsByKey), requestURL)
-	return metadata.ResourceVersion
+	return uw.resourceVersion
+}
+
+func (uw *urlWatcher) reloadScrapeWorksForAPIWatchers(aws []*apiWatcher, objectsByKey map[string]object) {
+	if len(aws) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	swosByKey := make([]map[string][]interface{}, len(aws))
+	for i := range aws {
+		swosByKey[i] = make(map[string][]interface{})
+	}
+	for key, o := range objectsByKey {
+		labels := o.getTargetLabels(uw.gw)
+		for i, aw := range aws {
+			swos := aw.getScrapeWorkObjectsForLabels(labels)
+			if len(swos) > 0 {
+				swosByKey[i][key] = swos
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for i, aw := range aws {
+		aw.reloadScrapeWorks(uw.namespace, swosByKey[i])
+	}
 }
 
 func getAPIWatchers(awsMap map[*apiWatcher]struct{}) []*apiWatcher {
diff --git a/lib/promscrape/scraper.go b/lib/promscrape/scraper.go
index d02f1732f..861c35c4d 100644
--- a/lib/promscrape/scraper.go
+++ b/lib/promscrape/scraper.go
@@ -231,17 +231,11 @@ func (scfg *scrapeConfig) run() {
 	cfg := <-scfg.cfgCh
 	var swsPrev []*ScrapeWork
 	updateScrapeWork := func(cfg *Config) {
-		for {
-			startTime := time.Now()
-			sws := scfg.getScrapeWork(cfg, swsPrev)
-			retry := sg.update(sws)
-			swsPrev = sws
-			scfg.discoveryDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
-			if !retry {
-				return
-			}
-			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-		}
+		startTime := time.Now()
+		sws := scfg.getScrapeWork(cfg, swsPrev)
+		sg.update(sws)
+		swsPrev = sws
+		scfg.discoveryDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
 	}
 	updateScrapeWork(cfg)
 	atomic.AddInt32(&PendingScrapeConfigs, -1)
@@ -301,7 +295,7 @@ func (sg *scraperGroup) stop() {
 	sg.wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (sg *scraperGroup) update(sws []*ScrapeWork) (retry bool) {
+func (sg *scraperGroup) update(sws []*ScrapeWork) {
 	sg.mLock.Lock()
 	defer sg.mLock.Unlock()
 
@@ -358,7 +352,6 @@ func (sg *scraperGroup) update(sws []*ScrapeWork) (retry bool) {
 		sg.changesCount.Add(additionsCount + deletionsCount)
 		logger.Infof("%s: added targets: %d, removed targets: %d; total targets: %d", sg.name, additionsCount, deletionsCount, len(sg.m))
 	}
-	return deletionsCount > 0 && len(sg.m) == 0
 }
 
 type scraper struct {