diff --git a/internal/cmd/ingest/ingest.go b/internal/cmd/ingest/ingest.go
index 48dabe8..b5f22b4 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/ingest/ingest.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/ingest/ingest.go
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ func ingestEvery(ctx context.Context, client *axiom.Client, r io.Reader, opts *o
 					_ = pw.CloseWithError(ctx.Err())
 					return
 				default:
+					time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 				}
 
 				if !scanner.Scan() {
@@ -411,6 +412,8 @@ func ingestEvery(ctx context.Context, client *axiom.Client, r io.Reader, opts *o
 			case <-done:
 				_ = pw.Close()
 				return
+			default:
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}
 	}()