diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/GC/GCScheduler.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/GC/GCScheduler.cs
index c66daea0de1..ddb2d5caee4 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/GC/GCScheduler.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/GC/GCScheduler.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 using System.Runtime;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Nethermind.Core.Extensions;
+using Nethermind.Core.Memory;
 
 namespace Nethermind.Consensus;
 
@@ -180,7 +182,8 @@ public bool GCCollect(int generation, GCCollectionMode mode, bool blocking, bool
         // Reset the block counter after GC
         _countToGC = MaxBlocksWithoutGC;
         System.GC.Collect(generation, mode, blocking: blocking, compacting: compacting);
-
+        // Also trim native memory used by Db
+        MallocHelper.Instance.MallocTrim((uint)1.MiB());
         // Indicate that GC has finished
         MarkGCResumed();
 
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/GC/GCKeeper.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/GC/GCKeeper.cs
index e2d3a48957d..e1bbd1eb58c 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/GC/GCKeeper.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/GC/GCKeeper.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using FastEnumUtility;
 using Nethermind.Consensus;
 using Nethermind.Core.Extensions;
-using Nethermind.Core.Memory;
 using Nethermind.Logging;
 
 namespace Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.GC;
@@ -150,8 +149,8 @@ private async Task ScheduleGCInternal()
         {
             // This should give time to finalize response in Engine API
             // Normally we should get block every 12s (5s on some chains)
-            // Lets say we process block in 2s, then delay 500ms, then invoke GC
-            await Task.Delay(500);
+            // Lets say we process block in 2s, then delay 125ms, then invoke GC
+            await Task.Delay(125);
 
             if (GCSettings.LatencyMode != GCLatencyMode.NoGCRegion)
             {