diff --git a/Library/TelemetryClient.ts b/Library/TelemetryClient.ts
index 214297f4..cfc9cbaf 100644
--- a/Library/TelemetryClient.ts
+++ b/Library/TelemetryClient.ts
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ class TelemetryClient {
             // Ideally we would have a central place for "internal" telemetry processors and users can configure which ones are in use.
             // This will do for now. Otherwise clearTelemetryProcessors() would be problematic.
             accepted = accepted && TelemetryProcessors.samplingTelemetryProcessor(envelope, { correlationContext: CorrelationContextManager.getCurrentContext() });
-            TelemetryProcessors.performanceMetricsTelemetryProcessor(envelope, this.quickPulseClient)
 
             if (accepted) {
+                TelemetryProcessors.performanceMetricsTelemetryProcessor(envelope, this.quickPulseClient);
                 this.channel.send(envelope);
             }
         }
diff --git a/Tests/EndToEnd.tests.ts b/Tests/EndToEnd.tests.ts
index ba8c6725..1c5690e6 100644
--- a/Tests/EndToEnd.tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/EndToEnd.tests.ts
@@ -166,18 +166,18 @@ describe("EndToEnd", () => {
         });
 
         it("should send telemetry", (done) => {
-            const expectedTelemetryData: AppInsights.Contracts.AvailabilityTelemetry =  { 
-                duration: 100, id: "id1", message: "message1",success : true, name: "name1", runLocation: "east us" 
+            const expectedTelemetryData: AppInsights.Contracts.AvailabilityTelemetry =  {
+                duration: 100, id: "id1", message: "message1",success : true, name: "name1", runLocation: "east us"
             };
 
             var client = new AppInsights.TelemetryClient("iKey");
-            
+
             client.trackEvent({ name: "test event" });
             client.trackException({ exception: new Error("test error") });
             client.trackMetric({ name: "test metric", value: 3 });
             client.trackTrace({ message: "test trace" });
             client.trackAvailability(expectedTelemetryData);
-            
+
             client.flush({
                 callback: (response) => {
                     assert.ok(response, "response should not be empty");
@@ -447,14 +447,16 @@ describe("EndToEnd", () => {
 
             this.request.returns(req);
 
-            client.flush({
-                callback: (response: any) => {
-                    // yield for the caching behavior
-                    setImmediate(() => {
-                        assert(writeFile.callCount === 0);
-                        done();
-                    });
-                }
+            setImmediate(() => {
+                client.flush({
+                    callback: (response: any) => {
+                        // yield for the caching behavior
+                        setImmediate(() => {
+                            assert(writeFile.callCount === 0);
+                            done();
+                        });
+                    }
+                });
             });
         });
 
@@ -468,16 +470,18 @@ describe("EndToEnd", () => {
 
             this.request.returns(req);
 
-            client.flush({
-                callback: (response: any) => {
-                    // yield for the caching behavior
-                    setImmediate(() => {
-                        assert.equal(writeFile.callCount, 1);
-                        assert.equal(spawn.callCount, os.type() === "Windows_NT" ? 2 : 0);
-                        done();
-                    });
-                }
-            });
+            setImmediate(() => {
+                client.flush({
+                    callback: (response: any) => {
+                        // yield for the caching behavior
+                        setImmediate(() => {
+                            assert.equal(writeFile.callCount, 1);
+                            assert.equal(spawn.callCount, os.type() === "Windows_NT" ? 2 : 0);
+                            done();
+                        });
+                    }
+                });
+            })
         });
 
         it("stores data to disk when enabled", (done) => {