diff --git a/lib/loggly/common.js b/lib/loggly/common.js
index c1d25f9..18ad759 100644
--- a/lib/loggly/common.js
+++ b/lib/loggly/common.js
@@ -206,8 +206,11 @@ common.loggly = function () {
     if (timerFunction === null) {
       timerFunction = setInterval(function () {
         sendBulkLogs();
-      },30000);
-    }
+      },5000);
+    } else if (timerFunction && !arrMsg.length) {
+        clearInterval(timerFunction);
+        timerFunction = null;
+      }
     arrMsg.push(requestBody);
     if (arrMsg.length === arrSize) {
       sendBulkLogs();
@@ -224,7 +227,10 @@ common.loggly = function () {
     timerFunctionForBufferedLogs = setInterval(function () {
       if (arrBufferedMsg.length) sendBufferdLogstoLoggly();
     }, bufferOptions.retriesInMilliSeconds);
-  }
+  } else if (timerFunctionForBufferedLogs && !arrBufferedMsg.length) {
+     clearInterval(timerFunctionForBufferedLogs);
+     timerFunctionForBufferedLogs = null;
+    }
 
 
   function sendBufferdLogstoLoggly() {