diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_webhdfs.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_webhdfs.rb
index 3f35f69..2aa2885 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_webhdfs.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_webhdfs.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Fluent::Plugin::WebHDFSOutput < Fluent::Plugin::Output
   config_param :namenode, :string, default: nil # host:port
   desc 'Standby namenode for Namenode HA (host:port)'
   config_param :standby_namenode, :string, default: nil # host:port
-
   desc 'Ignore errors on start up'
   config_param :ignore_start_check_error, :bool, default: false
 
@@ -174,16 +173,21 @@ def configure(conf)
     else
       raise Fluent::ConfigError, "WebHDFS host or namenode missing"
     end
+
+    # If you're running three or more name nodes, Write down the standby name node to be used, separated by spaces
     if @standby_namenode
-      unless /\A([a-zA-Z0-9][-a-zA-Z0-9.]*):(\d+)\Z/ =~ @standby_namenode
-        raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Invalid config value about standby namenode: '#{@standby_namenode}', needs STANDBY_NAMENODE_HOST:PORT"
-      end
-      if @httpfs
-        raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Invalid configuration: specified to use both of standby_namenode and httpfs."
+      @standby_namenode_group = Array.new
+      for standby_namenode_content in @standby_namenode.split do
+        unless /\A([a-zA-Z0-9][-a-zA-Z0-9.]*):(\d+)\Z/ =~ standby_namenode_content
+          raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Invalid config value about standby namenode: '#{standby_namenode_content}', needs STANDBY_NAMENODE_HOST:PORT"
+        end
+        if @httpfs
+          raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Invalid configuration: specified to use both of standby_namenode and httpfs."
+        end
+        @standby_namenode_group << {host:$1 ,port:$2.to_i}
       end
-      @standby_namenode_host = $1
-      @standby_namenode_port = $2.to_i
     end
+
     unless @path.index('/') == 0
       raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Path on hdfs MUST starts with '/', but '#{@path}'"
     end
@@ -195,12 +199,14 @@ def configure(conf)
       end
       @renew_kerberos_delegation_token_interval_hour = @renew_kerberos_delegation_token_interval / 60 / 60
     end
-
+    
     @client = prepare_client(@namenode_host, @namenode_port, @username)
-    if @standby_namenode_host
-      @client_standby = prepare_client(@standby_namenode_host, @standby_namenode_port, @username)
+    # Use clients_standby to find available names.
+    if @standby_namenode_group
+      @clients_standby = @standby_namenode_group.map{ |node| prepare_client(node[:host],node[:port],@username) }
+      @clients_standby = @clients_standby.prepend(@client)
     else
-      @client_standby = nil
+      @clients_standby = nil
     end
 
     unless @append
@@ -261,9 +267,14 @@ def start
       log.info "webhdfs connection confirmed: #{@namenode_host}:#{@namenode_port}"
       return
     end
-    if @client_standby && namenode_available(@client_standby)
-      log.info "webhdfs connection confirmed: #{@standby_namenode_host}:#{@standby_namenode_port}"
-      return
+    # If you use standby_namenode, search all standby_namenodes to find available names.
+    if @clients_standby
+      for client_standby_check in @clients_standby do
+        if namenode_available(client_standby_check)
+          log.info "webhdfs connection confirmed: #{client_standby_check.host}:#{client_standby_check.port}"
+          return
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     unless @ignore_start_check_error
@@ -275,11 +286,11 @@ def is_standby_exception(e)
     e.is_a?(WebHDFS::IOError) && e.message.match(/org\.apache\.hadoop\.ipc\.StandbyException/)
   end
 
-  def namenode_failover
-    if @standby_namenode
-      @client, @client_standby = @client_standby, @client
-      log.warn "Namenode failovered, now using #{@client.host}:#{@client.port}."
-    end
+  # Once you find the available standby_namenode, switch to the information for the namenode you are using.
+  def namenode_replace_to_standby(index)
+    @client_ha_index = index
+    @client = @clients_standby[@client_ha_index]
+    log.warn "Namenode failovered, now using #{@client.host}:#{@client.port}."
   end
 
   def send_data(path, data)
@@ -402,6 +413,17 @@ def format(tag, time, record)
     ''
   end
 
+  # if occured the failover, check standby_namenodes and change available standby namenode to main namenode
+  def namenode_failover
+    @clients_standby.each_with_index do |client_standby, idx|
+      if namenode_available(client_standby)
+        namenode_replace_to_standby(idx)
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+    return false
+  end
+      
   def write(chunk)
     hdfs_path = generate_path(chunk)
 
@@ -413,17 +435,15 @@ def write(chunk)
     rescue => e
       log.warn "failed to communicate hdfs cluster, path: #{hdfs_path}"
 
-      raise e if !@client_standby || failovered
+      raise e if !@clients_standby || failovered
 
-      if is_standby_exception(e) && namenode_available(@client_standby)
+      if is_standby_exception(e) && namenode_failover
         log.warn "Seems the connected host status is not active (maybe due to failovers). Gonna try another namenode immediately."
-        namenode_failover
         failovered = true
         retry
       end
-      if @num_errors && ((@num_errors + 1) >= @failures_before_use_standby) && namenode_available(@client_standby)
+      if @num_errors && ((@num_errors + 1) >= @failures_before_use_standby) && namenode_failover
         log.warn "Too many failures. Try to use the standby namenode instead."
-        namenode_failover
         failovered = true
         retry
       end