diff --git a/lib/nebulex/adapters/local.ex b/lib/nebulex/adapters/local.ex
index 2a36fff5..0d8023cc 100644
--- a/lib/nebulex/adapters/local.ex
+++ b/lib/nebulex/adapters/local.ex
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local do
   # Supported Backends
   @backends ~w(ets shards)a
 
+  # Inline common instructions
   @compile {:inline, list_gen: 1, newer_gen: 1}
 
   ## Nebulex.Adapter
@@ -319,22 +320,41 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local do
       @doc """
       A convenience function for creating new generations.
       """
-      defdelegate new_generation(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__, opts \\ []), to: Generation, as: :new
+      defdelegate new_generation(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__, opts \\ []),
+        to: Generation,
+        as: :new
+
+      @doc """
+      A convenience function for reset the GC timer.
+      """
+      defdelegate reset_generation_timer(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__),
+        to: Generation,
+        as: :reset_timer
 
       @doc """
       A convenience function for retrieving the current generations.
       """
-      defdelegate generations(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__), to: Generation, as: :list
+      defdelegate generations(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__),
+        to: Generation,
+        as: :list
 
       @doc """
       A convenience function for retrieving the newer generation.
       """
-      defdelegate newer_generation(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__), to: Generation, as: :newer
+      defdelegate newer_generation(name_or_pid \\ __MODULE__),
+        to: Generation,
+        as: :newer
     end
   end
 
   @impl true
   def init(opts) do
+    # init internal metadata table
+    meta_tab = opts[:meta_tab] || Metadata.init()
+
+    # init stats_counter
+    stats_counter = opts[:stats_counter] || Stats.init(opts)
+
     # resolve the backend to be used
     backend =
       opts
@@ -348,22 +368,19 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local do
                   "#{inspect(@backends)}, got: #{inspect(val)}"
       end
 
-    # init internal metadata table
-    meta_tab = opts[:meta_tab] || Metadata.init()
-
-    child =
+    child_spec =
       Backend.child_spec(
         backend,
-        [backend: backend, meta_tab: meta_tab] ++ opts
+        [backend: backend, stats_counter: stats_counter, meta_tab: meta_tab] ++ opts
       )
 
     meta = %{
-      backend: backend,
       meta_tab: meta_tab,
-      stats_counter: opts[:stats_counter] || Stats.init(opts)
+      stats_counter: stats_counter,
+      backend: backend
     }
 
-    {:ok, child, meta}
+    {:ok, child_spec, meta}
   end
 
   ## Nebulex.Adapter.Entry
diff --git a/lib/nebulex/adapters/local/generation.ex b/lib/nebulex/adapters/local/generation.ex
index 80ef6322..8a855730 100644
--- a/lib/nebulex/adapters/local/generation.ex
+++ b/lib/nebulex/adapters/local/generation.ex
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
     :meta_tab,
     :backend,
     :backend_opts,
+    :stats_counter,
     :gc_interval,
     :gc_heartbeat_ref,
     :max_size,
@@ -64,14 +65,13 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
   import Nebulex.Helpers
 
   alias Nebulex.Adapter
+  alias Nebulex.Adapter.Stats
   alias Nebulex.Adapters.Local
   alias Nebulex.Adapters.Local.{Backend, Metadata}
 
   @type t :: :ets.tid()
   @type server_ref :: pid | atom | :ets.tid()
 
-  @compile {:inline, server: 1, list: 1, newer: 1}
-
   ## API
 
   @doc """
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
 
   ## Example
 
-      Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation.new(MyCache, reset_timer: :false)
+      Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation.new(MyCache)
+
+      Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation.new(MyCache, reset_timer: false)
   """
   @spec new(server_ref, Nebulex.Cache.opts()) :: [atom]
   def new(server_ref, opts \\ []) do
@@ -139,6 +141,19 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
     do_call(server_ref, :memory_info)
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Resets the timer for pushing new cache generations.
+
+  ## Example
+
+      Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation.reset_timer(MyCache)
+  """
+  def reset_timer(server_ref) do
+    server_ref
+    |> server()
+    |> GenServer.cast(:reset_timer)
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Returns the list of the generations in the form `[newer, older]`.
 
@@ -190,6 +205,12 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
 
   defp get_meta_tab(server_ref), do: server_ref
 
+  defp do_call(tab, message) do
+    tab
+    |> server()
+    |> GenServer.call(message)
+  end
+
   ## GenServer Callbacks
 
   @impl true
@@ -216,6 +237,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
       meta_tab: meta_tab,
       backend: backend,
       backend_opts: backend_opts,
+      stats_counter: opts[:stats_counter],
       gc_interval: gc_interval,
       max_size: max_size,
       allocated_memory: allocated_memory,
@@ -234,7 +256,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
   end
 
   @impl true
-  def handle_call({:new_generation, opts}, _from, %__MODULE__{} = state) do
+  def handle_call({:new_generation, opts}, _from, state) do
     :ok = new_gen(state)
 
     ref =
@@ -257,7 +279,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
     {:reply, size, state}
   end
 
-  def handle_call({:realloc, mem_size}, _from, %__MODULE__{} = state) do
+  def handle_call({:realloc, mem_size}, _from, state) do
     {:reply, :ok, %{state | allocated_memory: mem_size}}
   end
 
@@ -269,6 +291,11 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
     {:reply, {memory_info(backend, meta_tab), allocated}, state}
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def handle_cast(:reset_timer, state) do
+    {:noreply, %{state | gc_heartbeat_ref: maybe_reset_timer(true, state)}}
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def handle_info(:heartbeat, %__MODULE__{gc_interval: time, gc_heartbeat_ref: ref} = state) do
     :ok = new_gen(state)
@@ -358,26 +385,33 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.Generation do
 
   ## Private Functions
 
-  defp do_call(tab, message) do
-    tab
-    |> server()
-    |> GenServer.call(message)
-  end
-
-  defp new_gen(%__MODULE__{meta_tab: meta_tab, backend: backend, backend_opts: backend_opts}) do
+  defp new_gen(%__MODULE__{
+         meta_tab: meta_tab,
+         backend: backend,
+         backend_opts: backend_opts,
+         stats_counter: stats_counter
+       }) do
     # create new generation
     gen_tab = Backend.new(backend, meta_tab, backend_opts)
 
     # update generation list
     case list(meta_tab) do
       [newer, older] ->
+        # since the older generation is deleted, update evictions count
+        :ok = Stats.incr(stats_counter, :evictions, backend.info(older, :size))
+
+        # delete older generation
         _ = Backend.delete(backend, meta_tab, older)
+
+        # update generations
         Metadata.put(meta_tab, :generations, [gen_tab, newer])
 
       [newer] ->
+        # update generations
         Metadata.put(meta_tab, :generations, [gen_tab, newer])
 
       [] ->
+        # update generations
         Metadata.put(meta_tab, :generations, [gen_tab])
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/nebulex/adapters/replicated.ex b/lib/nebulex/adapters/replicated.ex
index b72b1099..2f4a5318 100644
--- a/lib/nebulex/adapters/replicated.ex
+++ b/lib/nebulex/adapters/replicated.ex
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Replicated.Bootstrap do
           {name, self()},
           fn ->
             nodes
+            |> maybe_push_generation(cache)
             |> Enum.reduce_while([], &stream_entries(meta, &1, &2))
             |> Enum.each(&cache.__primary__.put(&1.key, &1.value, ttl: Entry.ttl(&1)))
           end,
@@ -484,6 +485,20 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Replicated.Bootstrap do
     end
   end
 
+  defp maybe_push_generation(nodes, cache) do
+    # This is to ensure the GC timer is in-sync (making the gap as short as
+    # possible) among the cache nodes when using the built-in local adapter
+    # as primary store. This will make the GC on all cluster nodes run almost
+    # at the same time.
+    :ok =
+      if cache.__primary__.__adapter__() == Nebulex.Adapters.Local do
+        {_, []} = :rpc.multicall(nodes, cache.__primary__, :reset_generation_timer, [])
+        :ok
+      end
+
+    nodes
+  end
+
   defp stream_entries(meta, node, acc) do
     # FIXME: this is because coveralls does not check this as covered
     # coveralls-ignore-start
diff --git a/lib/nebulex/cache/cluster.ex b/lib/nebulex/cache/cluster.ex
index 76f4eacd..f3f90382 100644
--- a/lib/nebulex/cache/cluster.ex
+++ b/lib/nebulex/cache/cluster.ex
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Cache.Cluster do
   # distributed caching functionality.
   @moduledoc false
 
-  @compile {:inline, get_nodes: 1, get_node: 3}
-
   @doc """
   Joins the node where the cache `name`'s supervisor process is running to the
   `name`'s node group.
@@ -65,6 +63,7 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Cache.Cluster do
       :pg.get_members(__MODULE__, name)
     end
   else
+    # Inline common instructions
     @compile {:inline, pg2_namespace: 1}
 
     defp pg_join(name, pid) do
diff --git a/lib/nebulex/rpc.ex b/lib/nebulex/rpc.ex
index 11b3d48a..a73b4282 100644
--- a/lib/nebulex/rpc.ex
+++ b/lib/nebulex/rpc.ex
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ defmodule Nebulex.RPC do
   @typedoc "Reducer spec"
   @type reducer :: {acc :: term, reducer_fun}
 
-  # Inline common instructions
-  @compile {:inline, rpc_call: 6, rpc_multi_call: 3, rpc_multi_call: 6}
-
   ## API
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/test/nebulex/adapters/local/generation_test.exs b/test/nebulex/adapters/local/generation_test.exs
index 945191e7..965a610c 100644
--- a/test/nebulex/adapters/local/generation_test.exs
+++ b/test/nebulex/adapters/local/generation_test.exs
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Adapters.Local.GenerationTest do
       :ok = Process.sleep(500)
       assert generations_len(name) == 2
     end
+
+    test "reset timer", %{cache: cache, name: name} do
+      assert generations_len(name) == 1
+
+      :ok = Process.sleep(800)
+      :ok = cache.reset_generation_timer(name)
+
+      :ok = Process.sleep(220)
+      assert generations_len(name) == 1
+
+      :ok = Process.sleep(1000)
+      assert generations_len(name) == 2
+    end
   end
 
   describe "allocated memory" do
diff --git a/test/nebulex/cache/stats_test.exs b/test/nebulex/cache/stats_test.exs
index 4489659c..ffe3462d 100644
--- a/test/nebulex/cache/stats_test.exs
+++ b/test/nebulex/cache/stats_test.exs
@@ -134,6 +134,29 @@ defmodule Nebulex.Cache.StatsTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "new generation" do
+    alias Cache.L1
+
+    setup_with_cache(Cache, [stats: true] ++ @config)
+
+    test "updates evictions" do
+      :ok = Cache.put_all(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
+      assert Cache.size() == 9
+
+      assert stats = Cache.stats_info()
+      assert stats.writes == 9
+      assert stats.evictions == 0
+
+      _ = L1.new_generation()
+      assert Cache.size() == 9
+      assert Cache.stats_info(:evictions) == 0
+
+      _ = L1.new_generation()
+      assert Cache.size() == 6
+      assert Cache.stats_info(:evictions) == 3
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "disabled stats" do
     setup_with_cache(Cache, @config)