diff --git a/logtail/flusher.py b/logtail/flusher.py
index c248e02..55b8f18 100644
--- a/logtail/flusher.py
+++ b/logtail/flusher.py
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@
 
 
 class FlushWorker(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, upload, pipe, buffer_capacity, flush_interval):
+    def __init__(self, upload, pipe, buffer_capacity, flush_interval, check_interval):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.parent_thread = threading.current_thread()
         self.upload = upload
         self.pipe = pipe
         self.buffer_capacity = buffer_capacity
         self.flush_interval = flush_interval
+        self.check_interval = check_interval
         self.should_run = True
+        self._flushing = False
+        self._clean = True
 
     def run(self):
         while self.should_run:
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ def step(self):
         last_flush = time.time()
         time_remaining = _initial_time_remaining(self.flush_interval)
         frame = []
+        self._clean = True
 
         # If the parent thread has exited but there are still outstanding
         # events, attempt to send them before exiting.
@@ -38,16 +42,17 @@ def step(self):
         # `flush_interval` seconds have passed without sending any events.
         while len(frame) < self.buffer_capacity and time_remaining > 0:
             try:
-                # Blocks for up to 1.0 seconds for each item to prevent
+                # Blocks for up to `check_interval` seconds for each item to prevent
                 # spinning and burning CPU unnecessarily. Could block for the
                 # entire amount of `time_remaining` but then in the case that
                 # the parent thread has exited, that entire amount of time
                 # would be waited before this child worker thread exits.
-                entry = self.pipe.get(block=(not shutdown), timeout=1.0)
+                entry = self.pipe.get(block=(not shutdown), timeout=self.check_interval)
+                self._clean = False
                 frame.append(entry)
                 self.pipe.task_done()
             except queue.Empty:
-                if shutdown:
+                if shutdown or self._flushing:
                     break
             shutdown = not self.parent_thread.is_alive()
             time_remaining = _calculate_time_remaining(last_flush, self.flush_interval)
@@ -68,9 +73,15 @@ def step(self):
             if response.status_code == 500 and getattr(response, "exception") != None:
                 print('Failed to send logs to Better Stack after {} retries: {}'.format(len(RETRY_SCHEDULE), response.exception))
 
+        self._clean = True
         if shutdown and self.pipe.empty():
             self.should_run = False
 
+    def flush(self):
+        self._flushing = True
+        while not self._clean or not self.pipe.empty():
+            time.sleep(self.check_interval)
+        self._flushing = False
 
 def _initial_time_remaining(flush_interval):
     return flush_interval
diff --git a/logtail/handler.py b/logtail/handler.py
index 89946c9..91cffaa 100644
--- a/logtail/handler.py
+++ b/logtail/handler.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 DEFAULT_HOST = 'https://in.logs.betterstack.com'
 DEFAULT_BUFFER_CAPACITY = 1000
 DEFAULT_FLUSH_INTERVAL = 1
+DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.1
 DEFAULT_RAISE_EXCEPTIONS = False
 DEFAULT_DROP_EXTRA_EVENTS = True
 DEFAULT_INCLUDE_EXTRA_ATTRIBUTES = True
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  host=DEFAULT_HOST,
                  buffer_capacity=DEFAULT_BUFFER_CAPACITY,
                  flush_interval=DEFAULT_FLUSH_INTERVAL,
+                 check_interval=DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL,
                  raise_exceptions=DEFAULT_RAISE_EXCEPTIONS,
                  drop_extra_events=DEFAULT_DROP_EXTRA_EVENTS,
                  include_extra_attributes=DEFAULT_INCLUDE_EXTRA_ATTRIBUTES,
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.include_extra_attributes = include_extra_attributes
         self.buffer_capacity = buffer_capacity
         self.flush_interval = flush_interval
+        self.check_interval = check_interval
         self.raise_exceptions = raise_exceptions
         self.dropcount = 0
         # Do not initialize the flush thread yet because it causes issues on Render.
@@ -51,7 +54,8 @@ def ensure_flush_thread_alive(self):
             self.uploader,
             self.pipe,
             self.buffer_capacity,
-            self.flush_interval
+            self.flush_interval,
+            self.check_interval,
         )
         self.flush_thread.start()
 
@@ -71,3 +75,7 @@ def emit(self, record):
         except Exception as e:
             if self.raise_exceptions:
                 raise e
+
+    def flush(self):
+        if self.flush_thread and self.flush_thread.is_alive():
+             self.flush_thread.flush()