diff --git a/python/ray/serve/_private/utils.py b/python/ray/serve/_private/utils.py
index a776ce5f4ccd39..bcc17c9288c8d8 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/_private/utils.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/_private/utils.py
@@ -628,10 +628,8 @@ def send_forever():
                         logger.warning(
                             f"MetricsPusher thread failed to run metric task: {e}"
                         )
-                duration_s = time.time() - start
-                remaining_time = least_interval_s - duration_s
-                if remaining_time > 0:
-                    time.sleep(remaining_time)
+
+                time.sleep(least_interval_s)
 
         self.pusher_thread = threading.Thread(target=send_forever)
         # Making this a daemon thread so it doesn't leak upon shutdown, and it
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
index d2af287639b09c..1b9024afa0e6e7 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 from copy import deepcopy
+import time
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     dict_keys_snake_to_camel_case,
     get_all_live_placement_group_names,
     get_head_node_id,
+    MetricsPusher,
 )
 from ray._private.resource_spec import HEAD_NODE_RESOURCE_NAME
 
@@ -665,6 +667,21 @@ def test_get_all_live_placement_group_names(ray_instance):
     assert set(get_all_live_placement_group_names()) == {"pg3", "pg4", "pg5", "pg6"}
 
 
+def test_metrics_pusher():
+    counter = {"val": 0}
+
+    def task(c):
+        time.sleep(0.001)
+        c["val"] += 1
+
+    metrics_pusher = MetricsPusher()
+    metrics_pusher.register_task(lambda: task(counter), 0.5)
+    metrics_pusher.start()
+
+    time.sleep(10.4)
+    assert counter["val"] == 20
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys