diff --git a/foundations/src/batcher/mod.rs b/foundations/src/batcher/mod.rs
index b53e2b828..75d342b64 100644
--- a/foundations/src/batcher/mod.rs
+++ b/foundations/src/batcher/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, AtomicUsize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
+use tracing::Instrument;
 
 pub mod dataloader;
 
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ impl Drop for CancelOnDrop {
 }
 
 struct BatcherInner<T: BatchOperation> {
-	semaphore: Arc<tokio::sync::Semaphore>,
+	semaphore: tokio::sync::Semaphore,
 	notify: tokio::sync::Notify,
 	sleep_duration: AtomicU64,
 	batch_id: AtomicU64,
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@ struct BatcherInner<T: BatchOperation> {
 	operation: T,
 	name: String,
 	active_batch: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<Batch<T>>>,
-	queued_batches: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Batch<T>>,
 }
 
 struct Batch<T: BatchOperation> {
@@ -288,14 +288,18 @@ impl<E: std::error::Error> From<E> for BatcherError<E> {
 
 impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> Batch<T> {
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(name = %inner.name))]
-	async fn run(self, inner: Arc<BatcherInner<T>>, ticket: tokio::sync::OwnedSemaphorePermit) {
+	async fn run(self, inner: Arc<BatcherInner<T>>) {
 		self.results
 			.get_or_init(|| async move {
-				inner.operation.process(self.ops).await.map_err(BatcherError::Batch)
+				let _ticket = inner
+					.semaphore
+					.acquire()
+					.instrument(tracing::debug_span!("Semaphore"))
+					.await
+					.map_err(|_| BatcherError::AcquireSemaphore)?;
+				Ok(inner.operation.process(self.ops).await.map_err(BatcherError::Batch)?)
 			})
 			.await;
-	
-		drop(ticket);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -308,8 +312,8 @@ pub struct BatcherConfig {
 }
 
 impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> BatcherInner<T> {
-	fn spawn_batch(self: &Arc<Self>, batch: Batch<T>, ticket: tokio::sync::OwnedSemaphorePermit) {
-		tokio::spawn(batch.run(self.clone(), ticket));
+	fn spawn_batch(self: &Arc<Self>, batch: Batch<T>) {
+		tokio::spawn(batch.run(self.clone()));
 	}
 
 	fn new_batch(&self) -> Batch<T> {
@@ -330,7 +334,6 @@ impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> BatcherInner<T> {
 		let mut waiters = vec![];
 		let mut batch = self.active_batch.write().await;
 		let max_documents = self.max_batch_size.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-		let mut batches = vec![];
 
 		for document in T::Mode::filter_item_iter(documents) {
 			if batch
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> BatcherInner<T> {
 				.unwrap_or(true)
 			{
 				if let Some(b) = batch.take() {
-					batches.push(b);
+					self.spawn_batch(b);
 				}
 
 				*batch = Some(self.new_batch());
@@ -363,10 +366,6 @@ impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> BatcherInner<T> {
 			T::Mode::input_add(&mut b.ops, tracker, document);
 		}
 
-		for batch in batches {
-			self.queued_batches.send(batch).await.ok();
-		}
-
 		waiters
 	}
 }
@@ -375,11 +374,8 @@ impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> Batcher<T> {
 	pub fn new(operation: T) -> Self {
 		let config = operation.config();
 
-		let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(64);
-
 		let inner = Arc::new(BatcherInner {
-			semaphore: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(config.concurrency)),
-			queued_batches: tx.clone(),
+			semaphore: tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(config.concurrency),
 			notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
 			batch_id: AtomicU64::new(0),
 			active_batch: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
@@ -393,43 +389,21 @@ impl<T: BatchOperation + 'static + Send + Sync> Batcher<T> {
 			inner: inner.clone(),
 			_auto_loader_abort: CancelOnDrop(
 				tokio::task::spawn(async move {
-					let mut next_wakeup = None;
 					loop {
-						tokio::select! {
-							Some(batch) = rx.recv() => {
-								let ticket = inner.semaphore.clone().acquire_owned().await.unwrap();
-								inner.spawn_batch(batch, ticket);
-							},
-							_ = async {
-								if let Some(expires_at) = next_wakeup {
-									tokio::time::sleep_until(expires_at).await;
-								} else {
-									inner.notify.notified().await;
-								}
-							} => {},
-							_ = inner.notify.notified() => {},
-						}
-
+						inner.notify.notified().await;
 						let Some((id, expires_at)) = inner.active_batch.read().await.as_ref().map(|b| (b.id, b.expires_at))
 						else {
 							continue;
 						};
 
 						if expires_at > tokio::time::Instant::now() {
-							next_wakeup = Some(expires_at);
-							continue;
-						} else {
-							next_wakeup = None;
+							tokio::time::sleep_until(expires_at).await;
 						}
-						
-						let mut batch = inner.active_batch.write().await;
-						let batch = if batch.as_ref().is_some_and(|b| b.id == id) {
-							batch.take().unwrap()
-						} else {
-							continue;
-						};
 
-						tx.send(batch).await.ok();
+						let mut batch = inner.active_batch.write().await;
+						if batch.as_ref().is_some_and(|b| b.id == id) {
+							inner.spawn_batch(batch.take().unwrap());
+						}
 					}
 				})
 				.abort_handle(),