diff --git a/cmd/scollector/collectors/collectors.go b/cmd/scollector/collectors/collectors.go
index b50f000e47..2ce3850015 100644
--- a/cmd/scollector/collectors/collectors.go
+++ b/cmd/scollector/collectors/collectors.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 var collectors []Collector
 
 type Collector interface {
-	Run(chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint)
+	Run(chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint, <-chan struct{})
 	Name() string
 	Init()
 }
@@ -136,15 +136,16 @@ func Search(s []string) []Collector {
 }
 
 // Run runs specified collectors. Use nil for all collectors.
-func Run(cs []Collector) chan *opentsdb.DataPoint {
+func Run(cs []Collector) (chan *opentsdb.DataPoint, chan struct{}) {
 	if cs == nil {
 		cs = collectors
 	}
 	ch := make(chan *opentsdb.DataPoint)
+	quit := make(chan struct{})
 	for _, c := range cs {
-		go c.Run(ch)
+		go c.Run(ch, quit)
 	}
-	return ch
+	return ch, quit
 }
 
 type initFunc func(*conf.Conf)
diff --git a/cmd/scollector/collectors/interval.go b/cmd/scollector/collectors/interval.go
index bdfb70a830..20aa51690f 100644
--- a/cmd/scollector/collectors/interval.go
+++ b/cmd/scollector/collectors/interval.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (c *IntervalCollector) Init() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *IntervalCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint) {
+func (c *IntervalCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint, quit <-chan struct{}) {
 	if c.Enable != nil {
 		go func() {
 			for {
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ func (c *IntervalCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint) {
 				dpchan <- dp
 			}
 		}
-		<-next
+		select {
+		case <-next:
+		case <-quit:
+			return
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/scollector/collectors/program.go b/cmd/scollector/collectors/program.go
index 5970ebf0ef..3a213934d0 100644
--- a/cmd/scollector/collectors/program.go
+++ b/cmd/scollector/collectors/program.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func isExecutable(f os.FileInfo) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *ProgramCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint) {
+func (c *ProgramCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint, quit <-chan struct{}) {
 	if c.Interval == 0 {
 		for {
 			next := time.After(DefaultFreq)
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ func (c *ProgramCollector) Run(dpchan chan<- *opentsdb.DataPoint) {
 		for {
 			next := time.After(c.Interval)
 			c.runProgram(dpchan)
-			<-next
+			select {
+			case <-next:
+			case <-quit:
+				return
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/scollector/main.go b/cmd/scollector/main.go
index 8518106ab3..a7b164ab2c 100644
--- a/cmd/scollector/main.go
+++ b/cmd/scollector/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
@@ -182,14 +183,13 @@ func main() {
 			slog.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
-	cdp := collectors.Run(c)
+	cdp, cquit := collectors.Run(c)
 	if u != nil {
 		slog.Infoln("OpenTSDB host:", u)
 	}
 	if err := collect.InitChan(u, "scollector", cdp); err != nil {
 		slog.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	if version.VersionDate != "" {
 		v, err := strconv.ParseInt(version.VersionDate, 10, 64)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -218,7 +218,15 @@ func main() {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	select {}
+	sChan := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(sChan, os.Interrupt)
+	<-sChan
+	close(cquit)
+	// try to flush all datapoints on sigterm, but quit after 5 seconds no matter what.
+	time.AfterFunc(5*time.Second, func() {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	})
+	collect.Flush()
 }
 
 func readConf() *conf.Conf {
diff --git a/collect/queue.go b/collect/queue.go
index 23a4c346fb..a5f1e3360a 100644
--- a/collect/queue.go
+++ b/collect/queue.go
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ func queuer() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Locks the queue and sends all datapoints. Intended to be used as scollector exits.
+func Flush() {
+	qlock.Lock()
+	for len(queue) > 0 {
+		i := len(queue)
+		if i > BatchSize {
+			i = BatchSize
+		}
+		sending := queue[:i]
+		queue = queue[i:]
+		if Debug {
+			slog.Infof("sending: %d, remaining: %d", i, len(queue))
+		}
+		sendBatch(sending)
+	}
+	qlock.Unlock()
+}
+
 func send() {
 	for {
 		qlock.Lock()