diff --git a/pkg/exporter/channel_registry.go b/pkg/exporter/channel_registry.go
index f3796239..acbf26e9 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/channel_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/channel_registry.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package exporter
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/tinybirdco/kubernetes-event-exporter/pkg/kube"
 	"github.com/tinybirdco/kubernetes-event-exporter/pkg/metrics"
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
+const (
+	// sinkSendTimeout is the maximum time allowed for a sink to process an event
+	sinkSendTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+)
+
 // ChannelBasedReceiverRegistry creates two channels for each receiver. One is for receiving events and other one is
 // for breaking out of the infinite loop. Each message is passed to receivers
 // This might not be the best way to implement such feature. A ring buffer can be better
@@ -51,15 +57,61 @@ func (r *ChannelBasedReceiverRegistry) Register(name string, receiver sinks.Sink
 	r.wg.Add(1)
 
 	go func() {
+		// Ensure panic recovery to prevent sink crashes from stopping event processing
+		defer func() {
+			if panicErr := recover(); panicErr != nil {
+				log.Error().
+					Str("sink", name).
+					Interface("panic", panicErr).
+					Msg("Sink panic recovered, closing sink")
+				
+				// Protect against Close() panicking again
+				func() {
+					defer func() {
+						if closeErr := recover(); closeErr != nil {
+							log.Error().
+								Str("sink", name).
+								Interface("panic", closeErr).
+								Msg("Panic during Close() in recovery handler")
+						}
+					}()
+					receiver.Close()
+				}()
+				
+				log.Info().Str("sink", name).Msg("Closed after panic")
+				r.wg.Done()
+			}
+		}()
+
 	Loop:
 		for {
 			select {
 			case ev := <-ch:
 				log.Debug().Str("sink", name).Str("event", ev.Message).Msg("sending event to sink")
-				err := receiver.Send(context.Background(), &ev)
+
+				// Create context with timeout to prevent indefinite blocking
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), sinkSendTimeout)
+
+				// Send event with timeout protection
+				err := receiver.Send(ctx, &ev)
+				cancel() // Always cancel context to release resources
+
 				if err != nil {
 					r.MetricsStore.SendErrors.Inc()
-					log.Debug().Err(err).Str("sink", name).Str("event", ev.Message).Msg("Cannot send event")
+					if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+						log.Error().
+							Err(err).
+							Str("sink", name).
+							Str("event", ev.Message).
+							Dur("timeout", sinkSendTimeout).
+							Msg("Sink send timeout exceeded")
+					} else {
+						log.Debug().
+							Err(err).
+							Str("sink", name).
+							Str("event", ev.Message).
+							Msg("Cannot send event")
+					}
 				}
 			case <-exitCh:
 				log.Info().Str("sink", name).Msg("Closing the sink")