diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 360d117..baad311 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "plainpages",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@larvit/log": "2.3.0",
+        "@larvit/log": "2.4.0",
         "ejs": "7.0.2",
         "lucide-static": "1.70.0",
         "postgres": "3.4.9"
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@larvit/log": {
-      "version": "2.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@larvit/log/-/log-2.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gLRMDWrFnoMGdAr9NXMXRKOUeceU6Qd/CW0c6qDO+DLFT1xWrqO2ubsHyPqPzlZHVUO3w3Bk7kOWo6C2Ykn4ZQ==",
+      "version": "2.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@larvit/log/-/log-2.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0BA1S0eSzQMOP527Vy2DL9Zb68TiCgyDACr0gDiI2b/1zfY6Axq9XhR/ZJnF9URIAhQwFPYs3W6lh/T9K8vqgQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca69f8a..c475fb5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test": "node --test \"src/**/*.test.ts\" \"plugins/**/*.test.ts\" \"examples/**/*.test.ts\" \"registry-cleanup/**/*.test.ts\" \"release-tooling/**/*.test.ts\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@larvit/log": "2.3.0",
+    "@larvit/log": "2.4.0",
     "ejs": "7.0.2",
     "lucide-static": "1.70.0",
     "postgres": "3.4.9"
diff --git a/src/logger.test.ts b/src/logger.test.ts
index 833afcd..b1c3e79 100644
--- a/src/logger.test.ts
+++ b/src/logger.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test("createLogger: a set endpoint actually exports log records over OTLP/HTTP",
   try {
     const log = createLogger({ otlpEndpoint: "http://collector:4318", stderr: () => {}, stdout: () => {} });
     log.info("exported");
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 50)); // export is fire-and-forget in the background
+    await log.flush(); // the queue batches records for up to a second
   } finally {
     globalThis.fetch = orig;
   }