diff --git a/nano/node/vote_processor.cpp b/nano/node/vote_processor.cpp
index 4792b78b..ba8f4c33 100644
--- a/nano/node/vote_processor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/vote_processor.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <nano/lib/timer.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/vote_processor.hpp>
 
@@ -20,10 +21,7 @@ thread ([this]() {
 
 void nano::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 {
-	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point start_time, end_time;
-	std::chrono::steady_clock::duration elapsed_time;
-	std::chrono::milliseconds elapsed_time_ms;
-	uint64_t elapsed_time_ms_int;
+	nano::timer<std::chrono::milliseconds> elapsed;
 	bool log_this_iteration;
 
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ void nano::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 				 * there are a sufficient number of items for it to be relevant
 				 */
 				log_this_iteration = true;
-				start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
+				elapsed.start ();
 			}
 			active = true;
 			lock.unlock ();
@@ -77,22 +75,9 @@ void nano::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 			condition.notify_all ();
 			lock.lock ();
 
-			if (log_this_iteration)
+			if (log_this_iteration && elapsed.stop () > std::chrono::milliseconds (100))
 			{
-				end_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
-				elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;
-				elapsed_time_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds> (elapsed_time);
-				elapsed_time_ms_int = elapsed_time_ms.count ();
-
-				if (elapsed_time_ms_int >= 100)
-				{
-					/*
-					 * If the time spent was less than 100ms then
-					 * the results are probably not useful as well,
-					 * so don't spam the logs.
-					 */
-					node.logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Processed %1% votes in %2% milliseconds (rate of %3% votes per second)") % votes_l.size () % elapsed_time_ms_int % ((votes_l.size () * 1000ULL) / elapsed_time_ms_int)));
-				}
+				node.logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Processed %1% votes in %2% milliseconds (rate of %3% votes per second)") % votes_l.size () % elapsed.value ().count () % ((votes_l.size () * 1000ULL) / elapsed.value ().count ())));
 			}
 		}
 		else