diff --git a/aggregate/phout.go b/aggregate/phout.go
index e3ce63458..12d67e900 100644
--- a/aggregate/phout.go
+++ b/aggregate/phout.go
@@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ func (rl *PhoutResultListener) handle(r Sample) error {
 }
 
 func (rl *PhoutResultListener) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
-	go func() { // flush results file every second
-		for _ = range time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second).C {
-			rl.phout.Flush()
-		}
-	}()
+	defer rl.phout.Flush()
+	shouldFlush := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second).C
 loop:
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -80,6 +77,13 @@ loop:
 			if err := rl.handle(r); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			select {
+			case <-shouldFlush:
+				rl.phout.Flush()
+			default:
+			}
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+			rl.phout.Flush()
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			// Context is done, but we should read all data from source
 			for {
@@ -94,7 +98,6 @@ loop:
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	rl.phout.Flush()
 	return nil
 }