diff --git a/sinks/influxSink.go b/sinks/influxSink.go
index 1987342..e8b16d8 100644
--- a/sinks/influxSink.go
+++ b/sinks/influxSink.go
@@ -6,28 +6,32 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccLogger"
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccMetric"
 	influxdb2 "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2"
 	influxdb2Api "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api"
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api/write"
 )
 
 type InfluxSinkConfig struct {
 	defaultSinkConfig
-	Host                  string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	Port                  string `json:"port,omitempty"`
-	Database              string `json:"database,omitempty"`
-	User                  string `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Password              string `json:"password,omitempty"`
-	Organization          string `json:"organization,omitempty"`
-	SSL                   bool   `json:"ssl,omitempty"`
-	RetentionPol          string `json:"retention_policy,omitempty"`
-	InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval"`
-	InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base"`
-	InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries"`
-	InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time"`
+	Host         string `json:"host,omitempty"`
+	Port         string `json:"port,omitempty"`
+	Database     string `json:"database,omitempty"`
+	User         string `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	Password     string `json:"password,omitempty"`
+	Organization string `json:"organization,omitempty"`
+	SSL          bool   `json:"ssl,omitempty"`
+	FlushDelay   string `json:"flush_delay,omitempty"`
+	BatchSize    int    `json:"batch_size,omitempty"`
+	RetentionPol string `json:"retention_policy,omitempty"`
+	// InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval"`
+	// InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base"`
+	// InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries"`
+	// InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time"`
 	//InfluxMaxRetryDelay  string `json:"max_retry_delay"` // It is mentioned in the docs but there is no way to set it
 }
 
@@ -38,6 +42,10 @@ type InfluxSink struct {
 	config              InfluxSinkConfig
 	influxRetryInterval uint
 	influxMaxRetryTime  uint
+	batch               []*write.Point
+	flushTimer          *time.Timer
+	flushDelay          time.Duration
+	lock                sync.Mutex // Flush() runs in another goroutine, so this lock has to protect the buffer
 	//influxMaxRetryDelay uint
 }
 
@@ -56,16 +64,31 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) connect() error {
 	}
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Using URI", uri, "Org", s.config.Organization, "Bucket", s.config.Database)
 	clientOptions := influxdb2.DefaultOptions()
+
+	// if s.influxRetryInterval != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryInterval", s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// }
+	// if s.influxMaxRetryTime != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryTime", s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	// }
+	// if s.config.InfluxExponentialBase != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Exponential Base", s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+	// }
+	// if s.config.InfluxMaxRetries != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Max Retries", s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	// }
+
 	clientOptions.SetTLSConfig(
 		&tls.Config{
 			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 		},
 	)
 
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
-	clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	clientOptions.SetPrecision(time.Second)
 
 	s.client = influxdb2.NewClientWithOptions(uri, auth, clientOptions)
 	s.writeApi = s.client.WriteAPIBlocking(s.config.Organization, s.config.Database)
@@ -80,38 +103,76 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) connect() error {
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
-	err :=
-		s.writeApi.WritePoint(
-			context.Background(),
-			m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags),
-		)
-	return err
+	// err :=
+	// 	s.writeApi.WritePoint(
+	// 		context.Background(),
+	// 		m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags),
+	// 	)
+	if len(s.batch) == 0 && s.flushDelay != 0 {
+		// This is the first write since the last flush, start the flushTimer!
+		if s.flushTimer != nil && s.flushTimer.Stop() {
+			cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "unexpected: the flushTimer was already running?")
+		}
+
+		// Run a batched flush for all lines that have arrived in the last second
+		s.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(s.flushDelay, func() {
+			if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
+				cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	p := m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags)
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	s.batch = append(s.batch, p)
+	s.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Flush synchronously if "flush_delay" is zero
+	if s.flushDelay == 0 {
+		return s.Flush()
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Flush() error {
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	defer s.lock.Unlock()
+	if len(s.batch) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := s.writeApi.WritePoint(context.Background(), s.batch...)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	s.batch = s.batch[:0]
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Close() {
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Closing InfluxDB connection")
+	s.flushTimer.Stop()
+	s.Flush()
 	s.client.Close()
 }
 
 func NewInfluxSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 	s := new(InfluxSink)
 	s.name = fmt.Sprintf("InfluxSink(%s)", name)
+	s.config.BatchSize = 100
+	s.config.FlushDelay = "1s"
 	if len(config) > 0 {
 		err := json.Unmarshal(config, &s.config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	s.influxRetryInterval = uint(time.Duration(1) * time.Second)
-	s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = "1s"
-	s.influxMaxRetryTime = uint(7 * time.Duration(24) * time.Hour)
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = "168h"
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 20
-	s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 2
+	s.influxRetryInterval = 0
+	s.influxMaxRetryTime = 0
+	// s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = ""
+	// s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = ""
+	// s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 0
+	// s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 0
 
 	if len(s.config.Host) == 0 ||
 		len(s.config.Port) == 0 ||
@@ -126,15 +187,25 @@ func NewInfluxSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 		s.meta_as_tags[k] = true
 	}
 
-	toUint := func(duration string, def uint) uint {
-		t, err := time.ParseDuration(duration)
+	// toUint := func(duration string, def uint) uint {
+	// 	if len(duration) > 0 {
+	// 		t, err := time.ParseDuration(duration)
+	// 		if err == nil {
+	// 			return uint(t.Milliseconds())
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// 	return def
+	// }
+	// s.influxRetryInterval = toUint(s.config.InfluxRetryInterval, s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// s.influxMaxRetryTime = toUint(s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime, s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+
+	if len(s.config.FlushDelay) > 0 {
+		t, err := time.ParseDuration(s.config.FlushDelay)
 		if err == nil {
-			return uint(t.Milliseconds())
+			s.flushDelay = t
 		}
-		return def
 	}
-	s.influxRetryInterval = toUint(s.config.InfluxRetryInterval, s.influxRetryInterval)
-	s.influxMaxRetryTime = toUint(s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime, s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	s.batch = make([]*write.Point, 0, s.config.BatchSize)
 
 	// Connect to InfluxDB server
 	if err := s.connect(); err != nil {
diff --git a/sinks/influxSink.md b/sinks/influxSink.md
index a099895..8f9ce83 100644
--- a/sinks/influxSink.md
+++ b/sinks/influxSink.md
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ The `influxdb` sink uses the official [InfluxDB golang client](https://pkg.go.de
     "password" : "examplepw",
     "organization": "myorg",
     "ssl": true,
-    "retry_interval" : "1s",
-    "retry_exponential_base" : 2,
-    "max_retries": 20,
-    "max_retry_time" : "168h"
+    "flush_delay" : "1s",
+    "batch_size" : 100
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -34,9 +32,6 @@ The `influxdb` sink uses the official [InfluxDB golang client](https://pkg.go.de
 - `password`: Password for basic authentification
 - `organization`: Organization in the InfluxDB
 - `ssl`: Use SSL connection
-- `retry_interval`: Base retry interval for failed write requests, default 1s
-- `retry_exponential_base`: The retry interval is exponentially increased with this base, default 2
-- `max_retries`: Maximal number of retry attempts
-- `max_retry_time`: Maximal time to retry failed writes, default 168h (one week)
+- `flush_delay`: Group metrics coming in to a single batch
+- `batch_size`: Maximal batch size
 
-For information about the calculation of the retry interval settings, see [offical influxdb-client-go documentation](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go#handling-of-failed-async-writes)
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