diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 1bf0c355ed..748c692e13 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ func (r *reporter) run() {
 	intervalTicker := time.NewTicker(r.interval)
 	pingTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 5)
 
+	defer intervalTicker.Stop()
+	defer pingTicker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-intervalTicker.C:
diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
index dc4c04fae1..bfb762196c 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func (r *v2Reporter) run() {
 	intervalTicker := time.NewTicker(r.interval)
 	pingTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 5)
 
+	defer intervalTicker.Stop()
+	defer pingTicker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-intervalTicker.C: