diff --git a/lib/graphql-hive.rb b/lib/graphql-hive.rb
index 5bbb6b0..ea7be94 100644
--- a/lib/graphql-hive.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql-hive.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Hive < GraphQL::Tracing::PlatformTracing
       read_operations: true,
       report_schema: true,
       buffer_size: 50,
+      bounded_queue_multiple: 5,
       logger: nil,
       collect_usage_sampling: 1.0
     }.freeze
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ def initialize_options!(options)
         options[:logger] = Logger.new($stderr)
         original_formatter = Logger::Formatter.new
         options[:logger].formatter = proc { |severity, datetime, progname, msg|
-          original_formatter.call(severity, datetime, progname, "[hive] #{msg.dump}")
+          msg = msg.respond_to?(:dump) ? msg.dump : msg
+          original_formatter.call(severity, datetime, progname, "[hive] #{msg}")
         }
         options[:logger].level = options[:debug] ? Logger::DEBUG : Logger::INFO
       end
diff --git a/lib/graphql-hive/usage_reporter.rb b/lib/graphql-hive/usage_reporter.rb
index 5d6d7e1..3ea1153 100644
--- a/lib/graphql-hive/usage_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql-hive/usage_reporter.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require "digest"
 require "graphql-hive/analyzer"
 require "graphql-hive/printer"
+require "graphql-hive/bounded_queue"
 
 module GraphQL
   class Hive < GraphQL::Tracing::PlatformTracing
@@ -16,15 +17,14 @@ def self.instance
 
       def initialize(options, client)
         @@instance = self
-
         @options = options
         @client = client
-
         @options_mutex = Mutex.new
-        @queue = Queue.new
-
         @sampler = Sampler.new(options[:collect_usage_sampling], options[:logger]) # NOTE: logs for deprecated field
 
+        queue_bound = (options[:buffer_size] * options[:bounded_queue_multiple]).to_int
+        @queue = BoundedQueue.new(size: queue_bound, logger: options[:logger])
+
         start_thread
       end
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def start_thread
 
         @thread = Thread.new do
           buffer = []
+
           while (operation = @queue.pop(false))
             @options[:logger].debug("processing operation from queue: #{operation}")
             buffer << operation if @sampler.sample?(operation)
diff --git a/spec/graphql/graphql-hive/bounded_queue_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/graphql-hive/bounded_queue_spec.rb
index 11236c2..7bb0dc2 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/graphql-hive/bounded_queue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/graphql-hive/bounded_queue_spec.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,16 @@
     expect(queue.size).to eq(2)
     expect(logger).to have_received(:error).with("BoundedQueue is full, discarding operation").twice
   end
+
+  it "allows pushes after pops" do
+    queue.push("one")
+    queue.push("two")
+
+    queue.push("invalid")
+    expect(queue.size).to eq(2)
+
+    queue.pop
+    queue.push("three")
+    expect(queue.size).to eq(2)
+  end
 end
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