diff --git a/.cache/v/cache/lastfailed b/.cache/v/cache/lastfailed
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfe..0000000
--- a/.cache/v/cache/lastfailed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logzio/handler.py b/logzio/handler.py
index 0a2e52f..44bbf6c 100644
--- a/logzio/handler.py
+++ b/logzio/handler.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class LogzioHandler(logging.Handler):
 
         return extra_fields
 
+    def flush(self):
+        self.logzio_sender._flush_queue()
+
     def format(self, record):
         message = super(LogzioHandler, self).format(record)
         try:
diff --git a/logzio/sender.py b/logzio/sender.py
index 35bfb93..9a715d5 100644
--- a/logzio/sender.py
+++ b/logzio/sender.py
@@ -57,52 +57,7 @@ class LogzioSender:
                 last_try = True
 
             try:
-                # Sending logs until queue is empty
-                while not self.queue.empty():
-                    logs_list = self._get_messages_up_to_max_allowed_size()
-                    self._debug("Starting to drain " + str(len(logs_list)) + " logs to Logz.io")
-
-                    # Not configurable from the outside
-                    sleep_between_retries = 2
-                    number_of_retries = 4
-
-                    should_backup_to_disk = True
-                    headers = {"Content-type": "text/plain"}
-
-                    for current_try in range(number_of_retries):
-                        should_retry = False
-                        try:
-                            response = requests.post(self.url, headers=headers, data='\n'.join(logs_list))
-                            if response.status_code != 200:
-                                if response.status_code == 400:
-                                    print("Got 400 code from Logz.io. This means that some of your logs are too big, or badly formatted. response: {0}".format(response.text))
-                                    should_backup_to_disk = False
-                                    break
-
-                                if response.status_code == 401:
-                                    print("You are not authorized with Logz.io! Token OK? dropping logs...")
-                                    should_backup_to_disk = False
-                                    break
-                                else:
-                                    print("Got {} while sending logs to Logz.io, Try ({}/{}). Response: {}".format(response.status_code, current_try + 1, number_of_retries, response.text))
-                                    should_retry = True
-                            else:
-                                self._debug("Successfully sent bulk of " + str(len(logs_list)) + " logs to Logz.io!")
-                                should_backup_to_disk = False
-                                break
-
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            print("Got exception while sending logs to Logz.io, Try ({}/{}). Message: {}".format(current_try + 1, number_of_retries, e))
-                            should_retry = True
-
-                        if should_retry:
-                            sleep(sleep_between_retries)
-                            sleep_between_retries *= 2
-
-                    if should_backup_to_disk:
-                        # Write to file
-                        print("Could not send logs to Logz.io after " + str(number_of_retries) + " tries, backing up to local file system.")
-                        backup_logs(logs_list)
+                self._flush_the_queue()
 
             except Exception as e:
                 self._debug("Unexpected exception while draining queue to Logz.io, swallowing. Exception: " + str(e))
@@ -110,6 +65,54 @@ class LogzioSender:
             if not last_try:
                 sleep(self.logs_drain_timeout)
 
+    def _flush_the_queue(self):
+        # Sending logs until queue is empty
+        while not self.queue.empty():
+            logs_list = self._get_messages_up_to_max_allowed_size()
+            self._debug("Starting to drain " + str(len(logs_list)) + " logs to Logz.io")
+
+            # Not configurable from the outside
+            sleep_between_retries = 2
+            number_of_retries = 4
+
+            should_backup_to_disk = True
+            headers = {"Content-type": "text/plain"}
+
+            for current_try in range(number_of_retries):
+                should_retry = False
+                try:
+                    response = requests.post(self.url, headers=headers, data='\n'.join(logs_list))
+                    if response.status_code != 200:
+                        if response.status_code == 400:
+                            print("Got 400 code from Logz.io. This means that some of your logs are too big, or badly formatted. response: {0}".format(response.text))
+                            should_backup_to_disk = False
+                            break
+
+                        if response.status_code == 401:
+                            print("You are not authorized with Logz.io! Token OK? dropping logs...")
+                            should_backup_to_disk = False
+                            break
+                        else:
+                            print("Got {} while sending logs to Logz.io, Try ({}/{}). Response: {}".format(response.status_code, current_try + 1, number_of_retries, response.text))
+                            should_retry = True
+                    else:
+                        self._debug("Successfully sent bulk of " + str(len(logs_list)) + " logs to Logz.io!")
+                        should_backup_to_disk = False
+                        break
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print("Got exception while sending logs to Logz.io, Try ({}/{}). Message: {}".format(current_try + 1, number_of_retries, e))
+                    should_retry = True
+
+                if should_retry:
+                    sleep(sleep_between_retries)
+                    sleep_between_retries *= 2
+
+            if should_backup_to_disk:
+                # Write to file
+                print("Could not send logs to Logz.io after " + str(number_of_retries) + " tries, backing up to local file system.")
+                backup_logs(logs_list)
+
     def _get_messages_up_to_max_allowed_size(self):
         logs_list = []
         current_size = 0