diff --git a/plugin/group_replication/src/certifier.cc b/plugin/group_replication/src/certifier.cc
index b485a6dc918..6db65503b8d 100644
--- a/plugin/group_replication/src/certifier.cc
+++ b/plugin/group_replication/src/certifier.cc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void Certifier_broadcast_thread::dispatcher() {
 
   while (!aborted) {
     // Broadcast Transaction identifiers every 30 seconds
-    if (broadcast_counter % 30 == 0) {
+    if (broadcast_counter % 150 == 0) {
       applier_module->get_pipeline_stats_member_collector()
           ->set_send_transaction_identifiers();
     }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void Certifier_broadcast_thread::dispatcher() {
       break;                                          /* purecov: inspected */
     }
     struct timespec abstime;
-    set_timespec(&abstime, 1);
+    set_timespec_nsec(&abstime, 1 * 200000000ULL);
     mysql_cond_timedwait(&broadcast_dispatcher_cond, &broadcast_dispatcher_lock,
                          &abstime);
     mysql_mutex_unlock(&broadcast_dispatcher_lock);
diff --git a/plugin/group_replication/src/pipeline_stats.cc b/plugin/group_replication/src/pipeline_stats.cc
index 1d98146875e..96210ada1ec 100644
--- a/plugin/group_replication/src/pipeline_stats.cc
+++ b/plugin/group_replication/src/pipeline_stats.cc
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int32 Flow_control_module::do_wait() {
 
   if (quota_used > quota_size && quota_size != 0) {
     struct timespec delay;
-    set_timespec(&delay, 1);
+    set_timespec_nsec(&delay, 1 * 200000000ULL);
 
     mysql_mutex_lock(&m_flow_control_lock);
     mysql_cond_timedwait(&m_flow_control_cond, &m_flow_control_lock, &delay);