diff --git a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
index 9a8f436e77..f668655b87 100644
--- a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ void nano::confirming_set::run_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock)
 		notification.already_cemented.swap (already);
 
 		// Wait for the worker thread if too many notifications are queued
-		while (notification_workers.num_queued_tasks () >= config.max_queued_notifications)
+		std::unique_lock lock{ mutex };
+		bool stopped_l;
+		condition.wait (lock, [this, &stopped_l] {
+			return (stopped_l = stopped) || notification_workers.num_queued_tasks () < config.max_queued_notifications;
+		});
+		if (stopped_l)
 		{
-			stats.inc (nano::stat::type::confirming_set, nano::stat::detail::cooldown);
-			std::this_thread::sleep_for (100ms);
+			return;
 		}
 
 		notification_workers.push_task ([this, notification = std::move (notification)] () {