diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index 35ec15c6..afef7a68 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void nano::active_transactions::request_confirm (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> &
 			}
 			this->condition.notify_all ();
 		},
-		10); // 500ms / (10ms / 1 block) > 30 blocks
+		10); // 10ms/block * 30blocks = 300ms < 500ms
 	}
 	// Batch confirmation request
 	if (!batched_confirm_req_bundle_l.empty ())
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void nano::active_transactions::request_confirm (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> &
 			}
 			this->condition.notify_all ();
 		},
-		20); // 500ms / (20ms / 5 batch size) > (20*7 = 140) batches
+		15); // 15ms/batch * 20batches = 300ms < 500ms
 	}
 	// Single confirmation requests
 	if (!single_confirm_req_bundle_l.empty ())
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void nano::active_transactions::request_confirm (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> &
 			}
 			this->condition.notify_all ();
 		},
-		10); // 500ms / (10-20ms / 1 req) > 15 reqs
+		30); // 30~60ms/req * 5 reqs = 150~300ms < 500ms
 	}
 	lock_a.lock ();
 	// Erase inactive elections
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
index 9f4a2f0e..f6fde3a3 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 	static size_t constexpr max_block_broadcasts = 30;
 	static size_t constexpr max_confirm_representatives = 30;
 	static size_t constexpr max_confirm_req_batches = 20;
-	static size_t constexpr max_confirm_req = 15;
+	static size_t constexpr max_confirm_req = 5;
 	boost::circular_buffer<double> multipliers_cb;
 	uint64_t trended_active_difficulty;
 	size_t priority_cementable_frontiers_size ();
diff --git a/nano/node/network.cpp b/nano/node/network.cpp
index 50695a83..4f4f61ed 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.cpp
@@ -331,35 +331,30 @@ void nano::network::broadcast_confirm_req_base (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> blo
 
 void nano::network::broadcast_confirm_req_batched_many (std::unordered_map<std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel>, std::deque<std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::root>>> request_bundle_a, std::function<void()> callback_a, unsigned delay_a, bool resumption_a)
 {
-	const size_t burst_size_l{ 5 };
 	if (!resumption_a && node.config.logging.network_logging ())
 	{
 		node.logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Broadcasting batch confirm req to %1% representatives") % request_bundle_a.size ()));
 	}
 
-	for (size_t count_l (0); !request_bundle_a.empty () && count_l < burst_size_l; ++count_l)
+	for (auto i (request_bundle_a.begin ()), n (request_bundle_a.end ()); i != n;)
 	{
-		auto j (request_bundle_a.begin ());
-		while (j != request_bundle_a.end ())
+		std::vector<std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::root>> roots_hashes_l;
+		// Limit max request size hash + root to 7 pairs
+		while (roots_hashes_l.size () < confirm_req_hashes_max && !i->second.empty ())
 		{
-			std::vector<std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::root>> roots_hashes_l;
-			// Limit max request size hash + root to 7 pairs
-			while (roots_hashes_l.size () < confirm_req_hashes_max && !j->second.empty ())
-			{
-				// expects ordering by priority, descending
-				roots_hashes_l.push_back (j->second.front ());
-				j->second.pop_front ();
-			}
-			nano::confirm_req req (roots_hashes_l);
-			j->first->send (req);
-			if (j->second.empty ())
-			{
-				j = request_bundle_a.erase (j);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				++j;
-			}
+			// expects ordering by priority, descending
+			roots_hashes_l.push_back (i->second.front ());
+			i->second.pop_front ();
+		}
+		nano::confirm_req req (roots_hashes_l);
+		i->first->send (req);
+		if (i->second.empty ())
+		{
+			i = request_bundle_a.erase (i);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			++i;
 		}
 	}
 	if (!request_bundle_a.empty ())