diff --git a/functional_test.go b/functional_test.go
index 43254eea..fa7a681c 100644
--- a/functional_test.go
+++ b/functional_test.go
@@ -1022,31 +1022,41 @@ func TestGlobalRateLimits(t *testing.T) {
 	sendHit(peers[4].MustClient(), guber.Status_OVER_LIMIT, 1, 0)
 }
 
+// Ensure global broadcast updates all peers when GetRateLimits is called on
+// either owner or non-owner peer.
 func TestGlobalRateLimitsWithLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
-	owner := cluster.PeerAt(2).GRPCAddress
-	peer := cluster.PeerAt(0).GRPCAddress
-	assert.NotEqual(t, owner, peer)
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("key:%04x", rand.Intn(1<<16))
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	const name = "test_global"
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("key:%016x", rand.Int())
+
+	// Determine owner and non-owner peers.
+	ownerPeerInfo, err := cluster.FindOwningPeer(name, key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	owner := ownerPeerInfo.GRPCAddress
+	nonOwner := cluster.PeerAt(0).GRPCAddress
+	if nonOwner == owner {
+		nonOwner = cluster.PeerAt(1).GRPCAddress
+	}
+	require.NotEqual(t, owner, nonOwner)
 
+	// Connect to owner and non-owner peers in round robin.
 	dialOpts := []grpc.DialOption{
 		grpc.WithResolvers(newStaticBuilder()),
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithDefaultServiceConfig(`{"loadBalancingConfig": [{"round_robin":{}}]}`),
 	}
-
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("static:///%s,%s", owner, peer)
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(context.Background(), address, dialOpts...)
+	address := fmt.Sprintf("static:///%s,%s", owner, nonOwner)
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, address, dialOpts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	client := guber.NewV1Client(conn)
 
-	sendHit := func(status guber.Status, assertion func(resp *guber.RateLimitResp), i int) string {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), clock.Hour*5)
+	sendHit := func(status guber.Status, i int) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*clock.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 		resp, err := client.GetRateLimits(ctx, &guber.GetRateLimitsReq{
 			Requests: []*guber.RateLimitReq{
 				{
-					Name:      "test_global",
+					Name:      name,
 					UniqueKey: key,
 					Algorithm: guber.Algorithm_LEAKY_BUCKET,
 					Behavior:  guber.Behavior_GLOBAL,
@@ -1057,25 +1067,22 @@ func TestGlobalRateLimitsWithLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err, i)
-		gotResp := resp.Responses[0]
-		assert.Equal(t, "", gotResp.GetError(), i)
-		assert.Equal(t, status, gotResp.GetStatus(), i)
-
-		if assertion != nil {
-			assertion(gotResp)
-		}
-
-		return gotResp.GetMetadata()["owner"]
+		item := resp.Responses[0]
+		assert.Equal(t, "", item.GetError(), fmt.Sprintf("mismatch error, iteration %d", i))
+		assert.Equal(t, status, item.GetStatus(), fmt.Sprintf("mismatch status, iteration %d", i))
 	}
 
-	// Send two hits that should be processed by the owner and the peer and deplete the limit
-	sendHit(guber.Status_UNDER_LIMIT, nil, 1)
-	sendHit(guber.Status_UNDER_LIMIT, nil, 2)
-	// sleep to ensure the async forward has occurred and state should be shared
-	time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
+	// Send two hits that should be processed by the owner and non-owner and
+	// deplete the limit consistently
+	sendHit(guber.Status_UNDER_LIMIT, 1)
+	sendHit(guber.Status_UNDER_LIMIT, 2)
+
+	// Sleep to ensure the global broadcast occurs (every 100ms)
+	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
 
+	// All successive hits should return OVER_LIMIT.
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		sendHit(guber.Status_OVER_LIMIT, nil, i+2)
+		sendHit(guber.Status_OVER_LIMIT, i+2)
 	}
 }