diff --git a/include/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.h b/include/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.h
index b5d3cb854..2909522fe 100644
--- a/include/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.h
+++ b/include/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class MyHGC {	// MySQL Host Group Container
 	public:
 	unsigned int hid;
 	std::atomic<uint32_t> num_online_servers;
-	unsigned long long last_log_time_num_online_servers;
+	time_t last_log_time_num_online_servers;
 	unsigned long long current_time_now;
 	uint32_t new_connections_now;
 	MySrvList *mysrvs;
diff --git a/lib/MyHGC.cpp b/lib/MyHGC.cpp
index 9919683cb..66f296fd9 100644
--- a/lib/MyHGC.cpp
+++ b/lib/MyHGC.cpp
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ void MyHGC::refresh_online_server_count() {
 }
 
 void MyHGC::log_num_online_server_count_error() {
-	const unsigned long long curtime = monotonic_time();
+	const time_t curtime = time(NULL);
 	// if this is the first time the method is called or if more than 10 seconds have passed since the last log
 	if (last_log_time_num_online_servers == 0 ||
-		(curtime - last_log_time_num_online_servers > 10 * 1000 * 1000)) {
+		((curtime - last_log_time_num_online_servers) > 10)) {
 		last_log_time_num_online_servers = curtime;
 		proxy_error(
 			"Number of online servers detected in a hostgroup exceeds the configured maximum online servers. hostgroup:%u, num_online_servers:%u, max_online_servers:%u\n",