diff --git a/pkg/leakybucket/bucket.go b/pkg/leakybucket/bucket.go
index 1fa243ec9..7f2be17a6 100644
--- a/pkg/leakybucket/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/leakybucket/bucket.go
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ func FromFactory(bucketFactory BucketFactory) *Leaky {
 func LeakRoutine(leaky *Leaky) error {
 
 	var (
-		durationTicker <-chan time.Time = make(<-chan time.Time)
-		firstEvent     bool             = true
+		durationTickerChan <-chan time.Time = make(<-chan time.Time)
+		durationTicker     *time.Ticker
+		firstEvent         bool = true
 	)
 
 	defer types.CatchPanic(fmt.Sprintf("crowdsec/LeakRoutine/%s", leaky.Name))
@@ -242,15 +243,16 @@ func LeakRoutine(leaky *Leaky) error {
 			//Clear cache on behalf of pour
 
 			// if durationTicker isn't initialized, then we're pouring our first event
-			if firstEvent {
-				durationTicker = time.NewTicker(leaky.Duration).C
-			}
 
 			// reinitialize the durationTicker when it's not a counter bucket
-			if !leaky.timedOverflow {
-				ticker := time.NewTicker(leaky.Duration)
-				durationTicker = ticker.C
-				defer ticker.Stop()
+			if !leaky.timedOverflow || firstEvent {
+				if firstEvent {
+					durationTicker = time.NewTicker(leaky.Duration)
+					durationTickerChan = durationTicker.C
+					defer durationTicker.Stop()
+				} else {
+					durationTicker.Reset(leaky.Duration)
+				}
 			}
 			firstEvent = false
 		/*we overflowed*/
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ func LeakRoutine(leaky *Leaky) error {
 			leaky.logger.Tracef("Returning from leaky routine.")
 			return nil
 		/*we underflow or reach bucket deadline (timers)*/
-		case <-durationTicker:
+		case <-durationTickerChan:
 			var (
 				alert types.RuntimeAlert
 				err   error