diff --git a/src/openvpn/manage.c b/src/openvpn/manage.c
index aed04f5..92c5500 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/manage.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/manage.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "manage.h"
 #include "openvpn.h"
 #include "dco.h"
+#include "multi.h"
 
 #include "memdbg.h"
 
@@ -513,6 +514,27 @@
         man->connection.bytecount_update_seconds = 0;
         event_timeout_clear(&man->connection.bytecount_update_interval);
     }
+
+    /* The newly received bytecount interval may be sooner than the existing
+     * coarse timer wakeup. Reset the timer to ensure it fires at the correct,
+     * earlier time.
+     */
+    ASSERT(man->persist.callback.arg);
+
+    struct context *c;
+
+    if (man->settings.flags & MF_SERVER)
+    {
+        struct multi_context *m = man->persist.callback.arg;
+        c = &m->top;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        c = man->persist.callback.arg;
+    }
+
+    reset_coarse_timers(c);
+
     msg(M_CLIENT, "SUCCESS: bytecount interval changed");
 }