diff --git a/logtail/logtail.go b/logtail/logtail.go
index 57591e5e4..fbccc28ea 100644
--- a/logtail/logtail.go
+++ b/logtail/logtail.go
@@ -66,13 +66,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	// that's safe to embed in a JSON string literal without further escaping.
 	MetricsDelta func() string
 
-	// FlushDelay is how long to wait to accumulate logs before
-	// uploading them.
+	// FlushDelayFn, if non-nil is a func that returns how long to wait to
+	// accumulate logs before uploading them. 0 or negative means to upload
+	// immediately.
 	//
-	// If zero, a default value is used. (currently 2 seconds)
-	//
-	// Negative means to upload immediately.
-	FlushDelay time.Duration
+	// If nil, a default value is used. (currently 2 seconds)
+	FlushDelayFn func() time.Duration
 
 	// IncludeProcID, if true, results in an ephemeral process identifier being
 	// included in logs. The ID is random and not guaranteed to be globally
@@ -118,13 +117,13 @@ func NewLogger(cfg Config, logf tslogger.Logf) *Logger {
 		}
 	}
 	if s := envknob.String("TS_DEBUG_LOGTAIL_FLUSHDELAY"); s != "" {
-		var err error
-		cfg.FlushDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(s)
-		if err != nil {
+		if delay, err := time.ParseDuration(s); err == nil {
+			cfg.FlushDelayFn = func() time.Duration { return delay }
+		} else {
 			log.Fatalf("invalid TS_DEBUG_LOGTAIL_FLUSHDELAY: %v", err)
 		}
-	} else if cfg.FlushDelay == 0 && !envknob.Bool("IN_TS_TEST") {
-		cfg.FlushDelay = defaultFlushDelay
+	} else if cfg.FlushDelayFn == nil && envknob.Bool("IN_TS_TEST") {
+		cfg.FlushDelayFn = func() time.Duration { return 0 }
 	}
 
 	stdLogf := func(f string, a ...any) {
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg Config, logf tslogger.Logf) *Logger {
 		skipClientTime: cfg.SkipClientTime,
 		drainWake:      make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		sentinel:       make(chan int32, 16),
-		flushDelay:     cfg.FlushDelay,
+		flushDelayFn:   cfg.FlushDelayFn,
 		timeNow:        cfg.TimeNow,
 		bo:             backoff.NewBackoff("logtail", stdLogf, 30*time.Second),
 		metricsDelta:   cfg.MetricsDelta,
@@ -179,8 +178,8 @@ type Logger struct {
 	skipClientTime bool
 	linkMonitor    *monitor.Mon
 	buffer         Buffer
-	drainWake      chan struct{} // signal to speed up drain
-	flushDelay     time.Duration // negative or zero to upload agressively, or >0 to batch at this delay
+	drainWake      chan struct{}        // signal to speed up drain
+	flushDelayFn   func() time.Duration // negative or zero return value to upload aggressively, or >0 to batch at this delay
 	flushPending   atomic.Bool
 	sentinel       chan int32
 	timeNow        func() time.Time
@@ -500,12 +499,16 @@ func (l *Logger) sendLocked(jsonBlob []byte) (int, error) {
 
 	n, err := l.buffer.Write(jsonBlob)
 
-	if l.flushDelay > 0 {
+	flushDelay := defaultFlushDelay
+	if l.flushDelayFn != nil {
+		flushDelay = l.flushDelayFn()
+	}
+	if flushDelay > 0 {
 		if l.flushPending.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
 			if l.flushTimer == nil {
-				l.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(l.flushDelay, l.tryDrainWake)
+				l.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(flushDelay, l.tryDrainWake)
 			} else {
-				l.flushTimer.Reset(l.flushDelay)
+				l.flushTimer.Reset(flushDelay)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {