diff --git a/pkg/cannon/cannon.go b/pkg/cannon/cannon.go
index 6ee2ebf7..ffd68502 100644
--- a/pkg/cannon/cannon.go
+++ b/pkg/cannon/cannon.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethpandaops/xatu/pkg/proto/xatu"
 	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	perrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -249,11 +250,7 @@ func (c *Cannon) syncClockDrift(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (c *Cannon) handleNewDecoratedEvents(ctx context.Context, events []*xatu.DecoratedEvent) error {
 	for _, sink := range c.sinks {
 		if err := sink.HandleNewDecoratedEvents(ctx, events); err != nil {
-			c.log.
-				WithError(err).
-				WithField("sink", sink.Type()).
-				WithField("events", len(events)).
-				Error("Failed to send events to sink")
+			return perrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to handle new decorated events in sink %s", sink.Name())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/output/http/http.go b/pkg/output/http/http.go
index 6e6d49dc..58bb2104 100644
--- a/pkg/output/http/http.go
+++ b/pkg/output/http/http.go
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ func (h *HTTP) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (h *HTTP) Name() string {
+	return h.name
+}
+
 func (h *HTTP) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return h.proc.Shutdown(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/output/sink.go b/pkg/output/sink.go
index 8bdc57c4..5568e2ff 100644
--- a/pkg/output/sink.go
+++ b/pkg/output/sink.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Sink interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context) error
 	Stop(ctx context.Context) error
 	Type() string
+	Name() string
 	HandleNewDecoratedEvent(ctx context.Context, event *xatu.DecoratedEvent) error
 	HandleNewDecoratedEvents(ctx context.Context, events []*xatu.DecoratedEvent) error
 }
diff --git a/pkg/output/stdout/stdout.go b/pkg/output/stdout/stdout.go
index b881410f..b1c2e376 100644
--- a/pkg/output/stdout/stdout.go
+++ b/pkg/output/stdout/stdout.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func New(name string, config *Config, log logrus.FieldLogger, filterConfig *xatu
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (h *StdOut) Name() string {
+	return h.name
+}
+
 func (h *StdOut) Type() string {
 	return SinkType
 }
diff --git a/pkg/output/xatu/xatu.go b/pkg/output/xatu/xatu.go
index 047e7f54..9ec75fb2 100644
--- a/pkg/output/xatu/xatu.go
+++ b/pkg/output/xatu/xatu.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func (h *Xatu) Type() string {
 	return SinkType
 }
 
+func (h *Xatu) Name() string {
+	return h.name
+}
+
 func (h *Xatu) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/processor/batch.go b/pkg/processor/batch.go
index c2698aa2..924a7195 100644
--- a/pkg/processor/batch.go
+++ b/pkg/processor/batch.go
@@ -187,13 +187,6 @@ func (bvp *BatchItemProcessor[T]) ImmediatelyExportItems(ctx context.Context, it
 	bvp.batchMutex.Lock()
 	defer bvp.batchMutex.Unlock()
 
-	if bvp.o.ExportTimeout > 0 {
-		var cancel context.CancelFunc
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, bvp.o.ExportTimeout)
-
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
 	if l := len(items); l > 0 {
 		countItemsToExport := len(items)
 
@@ -208,9 +201,9 @@ func (bvp *BatchItemProcessor[T]) ImmediatelyExportItems(ctx context.Context, it
 
 			bvp.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"count": len(itemsBatch),
-			}).Debug("immediately exporting items")
+			}).Debug("Immediately exporting items")
 
-			err := bvp.e.ExportItems(ctx, itemsBatch)
+			err := bvp.exportWithTimeout(ctx, itemsBatch)
 
 			bvp.metrics.IncItemsExportedBy(float64(len(itemsBatch)))
 
@@ -223,6 +216,23 @@ func (bvp *BatchItemProcessor[T]) ImmediatelyExportItems(ctx context.Context, it
 	return nil
 }
 
+// exportWithTimeout exports the items with a timeout.
+func (bvp *BatchItemProcessor[T]) exportWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, itemsBatch []*T) error {
+	if bvp.o.ExportTimeout > 0 {
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, bvp.o.ExportTimeout)
+
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	err := bvp.e.ExportItems(ctx, itemsBatch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Shutdown flushes the queue and waits until all items are processed.
 // It only executes once. Subsequent call does nothing.
 func (bvp *BatchItemProcessor[T]) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {