diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClClassicCopyJob.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClClassicCopyJob.cc
index b983b921d2c..e53ba6499e9 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClClassicCopyJob.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClClassicCopyJob.cc
@@ -62,21 +62,25 @@ namespace
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   //! Helper timer class
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  class timer_sec_t
+  template<typename U = std::ratio<1, 1>>
+  class mytimer_t
   {
     public:
-      timer_sec_t() : start( clock_t::now() ){ }
+      mytimer_t() : start( clock_t::now() ){ }
       void reset(){ start = clock_t::now(); }
       uint16_t elapsed() const
       {
-        return std::chrono::duration_cast<sec_t>( clock_t::now() - start ).count();
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<unit_t>( clock_t::now() - start ).count();
       }
     private:
       typedef std::chrono::high_resolution_clock clock_t;
-      typedef std::chrono::duration<uint16_t> sec_t;
+      typedef std::chrono::duration<uint64_t, U> unit_t;
       std::chrono::time_point<clock_t> start;
   };
 
+  using timer_sec_t = mytimer_t<std::milli>;
+  using timer_nsec_t = mytimer_t<std::nano>;
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   //! Check sum helper for stdio
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2059,8 +2063,10 @@ namespace XrdCl
     }
 
     ChunkInfo chunkInfo;
+    uint64_t  total_processed = 0;
     uint64_t  processed = 0;
     auto      start     = time_nsec();
+    timer_nsec_t threshold_timer;
     while( 1 )
     {
       st = src->GetChunk( chunkInfo );
@@ -2073,36 +2079,43 @@ namespace XrdCl
       if( cptimer && cptimer->elapsed() > cpTimeout ) // check the CP timeout
         return XRootDStatus( stError, errOperationExpired, 0, "CPTimeout exceeded." );
 
-      if( xRate || xRateThreashold )
+      if( xRate )
       {
         auto   elapsed     = ( time_nsec() - start ).count();
-        double transferred = processed + chunkInfo.length;
+        double transferred = total_processed + chunkInfo.length;
         double expected    = double( xRate ) / to_nsec( 1 ) * elapsed;
-        double threshold   = double( xRateThreashold ) / to_nsec( 1 ) * elapsed;
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // check if our transfer rate is not bellow the threshold
+        // check if our transfer rate didn't exceeded the limit
+        // (we are too fast)
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        if( elapsed && // make sure elapsed time is greater than 0
+            transferred > expected )
+        {
+          auto nsec = ( transferred / xRate * to_nsec( 1 ) ) - elapsed;
+          sleep_nsec( nsec );
+        }
+      }
+
+      if( xRateThreashold )
+      {
+        auto   elapsed     = threshold_timer.elapsed();
+        double transferred = processed + chunkInfo.length;
+        double expected    = double( xRateThreashold ) / to_nsec( 1 ) * elapsed;
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // check if our transfer rate dropped below the threshold
         // (we are too slow)
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------
-        if( xRateThreashold && elapsed && // make sure elapsed time is greater than 0
-            transferred < threshold )
+        if( elapsed && // make sure elapsed time is greater than 0
+            transferred < expected )
         {
           log->Warning( UtilityMsg, "Transfer rate dropped below requested threshold,"
                                     " trying different source!" );
-          std::cout << "calling TryOtherServer" << std::endl;
           XRootDStatus st = src->TryOtherServer();
           if( !st.IsOK() ) return XRootDStatus( stError, errThresholdExceeded, 0,
                                                 "The transfer rate dropped below "
                                                 "requested threshold!" );
-        }
-        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // check if our transfer rate didn't exceeded the limit
-        // (we are too fast)
-        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
-        if( xRate && elapsed && // make sure elapsed time is greater than 0
-            transferred > expected )
-        {
-          auto nsec = ( transferred / xRate * to_nsec( 1 ) ) - elapsed;
-          sleep_nsec( nsec );
+          processed = 0;
+          threshold_timer.reset();
         }
       }
 
@@ -2119,10 +2132,11 @@ namespace XrdCl
         return UpdateErrMsg( st, "destination" );
       }
 
-      processed += chunkInfo.length;
+      total_processed += chunkInfo.length;
+      processed       += chunkInfo.length;
       if( progress )
       {
-        progress->JobProgress( pJobId, processed, size );
+        progress->JobProgress( pJobId, total_processed, size );
         if( progress->ShouldCancel( pJobId ) )
           return XRootDStatus( stError, errOperationInterrupted, kXR_Cancelled, "The copy-job has been cancelled!" );
       }
@@ -2148,13 +2162,13 @@ namespace XrdCl
     // The size of the source is known and not enough data has been transfered
     // to the destination
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    if( src->GetSize() >= 0 && size != processed )
+    if( src->GetSize() >= 0 && size != total_processed )
     {
       log->Error( UtilityMsg, "The declared source size is %ld bytes, but "
-                  "received %ld bytes.", size, processed );
+                  "received %ld bytes.", size, total_processed );
       return XRootDStatus( stError, errDataError );
     }
-    pResults->Set( "size", processed );
+    pResults->Set( "size", total_processed );
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Finalize the destination