diff --git a/packages/zipkin/src/batch-recorder.js b/packages/zipkin/src/batch-recorder.js
index ef687279..35d25605 100644
--- a/packages/zipkin/src/batch-recorder.js
+++ b/packages/zipkin/src/batch-recorder.js
@@ -72,16 +72,12 @@ class BatchRecorder {
    * @property {number} batchInterval interval for reporting in miliseconds.
    * The value -1 means that there won't be batch reporting on interval basis.
    */
-  constructor({logger, timeout = defaultTimeout, batchInterval = defaultBatchInterval}) {
+  constructor({logger, timeout = defaultTimeout}) {
     this.logger = logger;
     this.timeout = timeout;
     this.partialSpans = new Map();
     this[defaultTagsSymbol] = {};
 
-    if (batchInterval === -1) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // read through the partials spans regularly
     // and collect any timed-out ones
     const timer = setInterval(() => {
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@ class BatchRecorder {
           this._writeSpan(id, span);
         }
       });
-    }, batchInterval);
+    }, 1000);
     if (timer.unref) { // unref might not be available in browsers
       timer.unref(); // Allows Node to terminate instead of blocking on timer
     }
diff --git a/packages/zipkin/test/batch-recorder.test.js b/packages/zipkin/test/batch-recorder.test.js
index b8eee031..fd5f0bfd 100644
--- a/packages/zipkin/test/batch-recorder.test.js
+++ b/packages/zipkin/test/batch-recorder.test.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ describe('Batch Recorder', () => {
       trace.recordAnnotation(new Annotation.ServerRecv());
     });
 
-    clock.tick('01:00'); // 1 minute is the default timeout
+    clock.tick(100); // 1000 is de batching interval
 
     expect(logSpan.calledOnce).to.equal(false);
 
@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ describe('Batch Recorder', () => {
 
     expect(logSpan.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
 
-    const loggedSpan = logSpan.getCall(0).args[0];
-    expect(loggedSpan.annotations[0].value).to.equal('zipkin-js.flush');
-
     clock.uninstall();
   });