diff --git a/autopush/metrics.py b/autopush/metrics.py
index ef630228..d5094ca9 100644
--- a/autopush/metrics.py
+++ b/autopush/metrics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Metrics interface and implementations"""
+import time
+import threading
 from typing import (  # noqa
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
 )
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
-
+from twisted.logger import Logger
 import markus
 
 from autopush import logging
@@ -16,6 +18,9 @@
     from autopush.config import AutopushConfig  # noqa
 
 
+log = Logger()
+
+
 class IMetrics(object):
     """Metrics interface
 
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ def make_tags(base=None, **kwargs):
 class TaggedMetrics(IMetrics):
     """DataDog like tagged Metric backend"""
     def __init__(self, hostname, statsd_host=None, statsd_port=None,
-                 namespace="autopush"):
+                 namespace="autopush", flush_interval=10):
         markus.configure(
             backends=[{
                 'class': 'markus.backends.datadog.DatadogMetrics',
@@ -79,11 +84,35 @@ def __init__(self, hostname, statsd_host=None, statsd_port=None,
         self._host = hostname
         self._namespace = namespace
 
+        self._metrics = []
+        self._flush_interval = flush_interval
+        self._thread = None
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()
+
+        self.start()
+
     def _prefix_name(self, name):
         return name
 
     def start(self):
-        pass
+
+        def flush_thread():
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    self._flush()
+                except Exception:
+                    log.failure("Error flushing metrics")
+                time.sleep(self._flush_interval)
+        self._thread = thread = threading.Thread(target=flush_thread)
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
+
+    def _flush(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            metrics = self._metrics
+            self._metrics = []
+        for (fn, name, kwargs) in metrics:
+            fn(name, **kwargs)
 
     def _make_tags(self, tags):
         if tags is None:
@@ -91,24 +120,28 @@ def _make_tags(self, tags):
         tags.append('host:%s' % self._host)
         return tags
 
+    def _queue_metric(self, fn, name, **kwargs):
+        with self._lock:
+            self._metrics.append((fn, name, kwargs))
+
     def increment(self, name, count=1, tags=None, **kwargs):
-        reactor.callInThread(
+        self._queue_metric(
             self._client.incr,
             self._prefix_name(name),
-            count,
+            value=count,
             tags=self._make_tags(tags)
         )
 
     def gauge(self, name, count, tags=None, **kwargs):
-        reactor.callInThread(
+        self._queue_metric(
             self._client.gauge,
             self._prefix_name(name),
-            count,
+            value=count,
             tags=self._make_tags(tags)
         )
 
     def timing(self, name, duration, tags=None, **kwargs):
-        reactor.callInThread(
+        self._queue_metric(
             self._client.timing,
             self._prefix_name(name),
             value=duration,
diff --git a/autopush/tests/test_integration.py b/autopush/tests/test_integration.py
index 280455e4..af4b56b2 100644
--- a/autopush/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/autopush/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ def test_webpush_data_delivery_to_disconnected_client(self, m_ddog):
         # Piggy back a check for stored source metrics
         self.conn.db.metrics = TaggedMetrics(
             namespace="testpush",
-            hostname="localhost")
+            hostname="localhost",
+            flush_interval=1)
         self.conn.db.metrics._client = Mock()
 
         client = Client("ws://localhost:{}/".format(self.connection_port))
@@ -584,6 +585,7 @@ def test_webpush_data_delivery_to_disconnected_client(self, m_ddog):
             yield client.ack(chan, result["version"])
 
         assert self.logs.logged_ci(lambda ci: 'message_size' in ci)
+        time.sleep(1.5)
         inc_call = self.conn.db.metrics._client.incr.call_args_list[5]
         assert inc_call[1]['tags'] == ['source:Stored', 'host:localhost']
         yield self.shut_down(client)