diff --git a/src/client/batch.ml b/src/client/batch.ml
index 94b69cab..7e75fb99 100644
--- a/src/client/batch.ml
+++ b/src/client/batch.ml
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ let wrap_emitter (self : _ t) (e : _ Emitter.t) : _ Emitter.t =
   in
 
   let tick ~now =
-    (* first, check if batch has timed out *)
-    maybe_emit ~now;
+    if not (Atomic.get closed_here) then (
+      (* first, check if batch has timed out *)
+      maybe_emit ~now;
 
-    (* only then, tick the underlying emitter *)
-    Emitter.tick e ~now
+      (* only then, tick the underlying emitter *)
+      Emitter.tick e ~now
+    )
   in
 
   let emit l =
diff --git a/src/client/bounded_queue_sync.ml b/src/client/bounded_queue_sync.ml
index 1b02ca26..f8bf507d 100644
--- a/src/client/bounded_queue_sync.ml
+++ b/src/client/bounded_queue_sync.ml
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ let push (self : _ state) x =
     match
       Q.push_while_not_full self.q ~high_watermark:self.high_watermark x
     with
-    | Closed -> Printf.eprintf "bounded queue: warning: queue is closed\n%!"
+    | Closed ->
+      Printf.eprintf "bounded queue: warning: queue is closed\n%!";
+      ignore (Atomic.fetch_and_add self.n_discarded (List.length x) : int)
     | Pushed { num_discarded } ->
       if num_discarded > 0 then (
         Printf.eprintf "DISCARD %d items\n%!" num_discarded;
@@ -106,7 +108,11 @@ let to_bounded_queue (self : 'a state) : 'a BQ.t =
   let push x = push self x in
   let on_non_empty = Cb_set.register self.on_non_empty in
   let try_pop () = try_pop self in
-  let close () = Q.close self.q in
+  let close () =
+    Q.close self.q;
+    (* waiters will want to know *)
+    Cb_set.trigger self.on_non_empty
+  in
   { BQ.push; num_discarded; try_pop; on_non_empty; close; closed }
 
 let create ~high_watermark () : _ BQ.t =
diff --git a/src/client/exporter_queued.ml b/src/client/exporter_queued.ml
index d9e287ca..969988d1 100644
--- a/src/client/exporter_queued.ml
+++ b/src/client/exporter_queued.ml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ open Common_
 module BQ = Bounded_queue
 
 module BQ_emitters = struct
+  (* NOTE: these emitters, when closed, don't close the bounded
+     queue because we need to flush_and_close the other emitters first.
+     The bounded queue is a shared resource. *)
+
   let logs_emitter_of_bq ?service_name ?attrs
       (q : Any_resource.t Bounded_queue.t) : OTEL.Logger.t =
     Bounded_queue.to_emitter q ~close_queue_on_close:false