diff --git a/test/e2e/log_size_monitoring.go b/test/e2e/log_size_monitoring.go
index 5f1eef7663a..30de88d2b4b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/log_size_monitoring.go
+++ b/test/e2e/log_size_monitoring.go
@@ -218,6 +218,15 @@ func (g *LogSizeGatherer) Run() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (g *LogSizeGatherer) pushWorkItem(workItem WorkItem) {
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(time.Duration(workItem.backoffMultiplier) * pollingPeriod):
+		g.workChannel <- workItem
+	case <-g.stopChannel:
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // Work does a single unit of work: tries to take out a WorkItem from the queue, ssh-es into a given machine,
 // gathers data, writes it to the shared <data> map, and creates a gorouting which reinserts work item into
 // the queue with a <pollingPeriod> delay. Returns false if worker should exit.
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ func (g *LogSizeGatherer) Work() bool {
 		if workItem.backoffMultiplier < 128 {
 			workItem.backoffMultiplier *= 2
 		}
-		g.workChannel <- workItem
+		go g.pushWorkItem(workItem)
 		return true
 	}
 	workItem.backoffMultiplier = 1
@@ -255,13 +264,6 @@ func (g *LogSizeGatherer) Work() bool {
 		}
 		g.data.AddNewData(workItem.ip, path, now, size)
 	}
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(workItem.backoffMultiplier) * pollingPeriod):
-			g.workChannel <- workItem
-		case <-g.stopChannel:
-			return
-		}
-	}()
+	go g.pushWorkItem(workItem)
 	return true
 }