diff --git a/statsd/aggregator.go b/statsd/aggregator.go
index 65c050ed..ae4723c4 100644
--- a/statsd/aggregator.go
+++ b/statsd/aggregator.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (a *aggregator) start(flushInterval time.Duration) {
 			case <-ticker.C:
 				a.flush()
 			case <-a.closed:
+				ticker.Stop()
 				return
 			}
 		}