diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index e7ffee322..1ac5f2b0b 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ func (a *Agent) runOutputs(
 func (a *Agent) flushLoop(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	output *models.RunningOutput,
-	ticker Ticker,
+	ticker *RollingTicker,
 ) {
 	logError := func(err error) {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -822,15 +822,11 @@ func (a *Agent) flushLoop(
 		case <-ticker.Elapsed():
 			logError(a.flushOnce(output, ticker, output.Write))
 		case <-flushRequested:
+			ticker.Reset()
 			logError(a.flushOnce(output, ticker, output.Write))
 		case <-output.BatchReady:
-			// Favor the ticker over batch ready
-			select {
-			case <-ticker.Elapsed():
-				logError(a.flushOnce(output, ticker, output.Write))
-			default:
-				logError(a.flushOnce(output, ticker, output.WriteBatch))
-			}
+			ticker.Reset()
+			logError(a.flushOnce(output, ticker, output.WriteBatch))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/agent/tick.go b/agent/tick.go
index 91b99712a..6afef2fa7 100644
--- a/agent/tick.go
+++ b/agent/tick.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ type RollingTicker struct {
 	ch       chan time.Time
 	cancel   context.CancelFunc
 	wg       sync.WaitGroup
+	timer    *clock.Timer
 }
 
 func NewRollingTicker(interval, jitter time.Duration) *RollingTicker {
@@ -232,12 +233,12 @@ func newRollingTicker(interval, jitter time.Duration, clock clock.Clock) *Rollin
 	}
 
 	d := t.next()
-	timer := clock.Timer(d)
+	t.timer = clock.Timer(d)
 
 	t.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer t.wg.Done()
-		t.run(ctx, timer)
+		t.run(ctx)
 	}()
 
 	return t
@@ -247,24 +248,28 @@ func (t *RollingTicker) next() time.Duration {
 	return t.interval + internal.RandomDuration(t.jitter)
 }
 
-func (t *RollingTicker) run(ctx context.Context, timer *clock.Timer) {
+func (t *RollingTicker) run(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			timer.Stop()
+			t.timer.Stop()
 			return
-		case now := <-timer.C:
+		case now := <-t.timer.C:
 			select {
 			case t.ch <- now:
 			default:
 			}
 
-			d := t.next()
-			timer.Reset(d)
+			t.Reset()
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// Reset the ticker to the next interval + jitter.
+func (t *RollingTicker) Reset() {
+	t.timer.Reset(t.next())
+}
+
 func (t *RollingTicker) Elapsed() <-chan time.Time {
 	return t.ch
 }