diff --git a/nano/node/vote_generator.cpp b/nano/node/vote_generator.cpp
index 00dccfd5..a54ec136 100644
--- a/nano/node/vote_generator.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/vote_generator.cpp
@@ -289,11 +289,12 @@ void nano::vote_generator::run ()
 	nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
 	while (!stopped)
 	{
-		condition.wait_for (lock, config.vote_generator_delay, [this] () { return this->candidates.size () >= nano::network::confirm_ack_hashes_max || !requests.empty (); });
+		condition.wait_for (lock, config.vote_generator_delay, [this] () { return broadcast_predicate () || !requests.empty (); });
 
-		if (!candidates.empty ())
+		if (broadcast_predicate ())
 		{
 			broadcast (lock);
+			next_broadcast = std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + std::chrono::milliseconds (config.vote_generator_delay);
 		}
 
 		if (!requests.empty ())
@@ -305,6 +306,19 @@ void nano::vote_generator::run ()
 	}
 }
 
+bool nano::vote_generator::broadcast_predicate () const
+{
+	if (candidates.size () >= nano::network::confirm_ack_hashes_max)
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (candidates.size () > 0 && std::chrono::steady_clock::now () > next_broadcast)
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 nano::container_info nano::vote_generator::container_info () const
 {
 	nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> guard{ mutex };
diff --git a/nano/node/vote_generator.hpp b/nano/node/vote_generator.hpp
index c93317bc..76fc0c58 100644
--- a/nano/node/vote_generator.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/vote_generator.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ private:
 	using candidate_t = std::pair<nano::root, nano::block_hash>;
 	using request_t = std::pair<std::vector<candidate_t>, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel>>;
 	using queue_entry_t = std::pair<nano::root, nano::block_hash>;
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point next_broadcast = { std::chrono::steady_clock::now () };
 
 public:
 	vote_generator (nano::node_config const &, nano::node &, nano::ledger &, nano::wallets &, nano::vote_processor &, nano::local_vote_history &, nano::network &, nano::stats &, nano::logger &, bool is_final);
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ private:
 	void broadcast_action (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const &) const;
 	void process_batch (std::deque<queue_entry_t> & batch);
 	bool should_vote (transaction_variant_t const &, nano::root const &, nano::block_hash const &) const;
+	bool broadcast_predicate () const;
 
 private:
 	std::function<void (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> &)> reply_action; // must be set only during initialization by using set_reply_action