diff --git a/livelog/list.go b/livelog/list.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 90b5ee1..0000000
--- a/livelog/list.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2022 Drone.IO Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the Polyform License
-// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// Package livelog provides a Writer that collects pipeline
-// output and streams to the central server.
-
-package livelog
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/drone/drone-go/drone"
-)
-
-type node struct {
-	drone.Line
-	next *node
-}
-
-type list struct {
-	sync.Mutex
-
-	lineCnt int
-	lineNow time.Time
-
-	size  int
-	limit int
-
-	last *node
-
-	history      *node
-	historyCount int
-
-	pending      *node
-	pendingCount int
-}
-
-func makeList(limit int) *list {
-	return &list{
-		lineCnt: 0,
-		lineNow: time.Now(),
-		limit:   limit,
-	}
-}
-
-func (l *list) SetLimit(limit int) {
-	l.Lock()
-	l.limit = limit
-	l.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (l *list) GetLimit() int {
-	l.Lock()
-	limit := l.limit
-	l.Unlock()
-	return limit
-}
-
-func (l *list) GetSize() int {
-	l.Lock()
-	size := l.size
-	l.Unlock()
-	return size
-}
-
-func (l *list) Push(p []byte) (overflow bool) {
-	l.Lock()
-	for _, part := range split(p) {
-		line := drone.Line{
-			Number:    l.lineCnt,
-			Message:   part,
-			Timestamp: int64(time.Since(l.lineNow).Seconds()),
-		}
-
-		l.lineNow = time.Now()
-		l.lineCnt++
-
-		overflow = overflow || l.push(line)
-	}
-	l.Unlock()
-
-	return overflow
-}
-
-func (l *list) push(line drone.Line) bool {
-	n := &node{
-		Line: line,
-		next: nil,
-	}
-
-	// put the element to list
-
-	l.size += len(line.Message)
-
-	if l.last != nil {
-		l.last.next = n
-	}
-	l.last = n
-
-	if l.history == nil {
-		l.history = n
-	}
-	l.historyCount++
-
-	if l.pending == nil {
-		l.pending = n
-	}
-	l.pendingCount++
-
-	// overflow check
-
-	var overflow bool
-
-	for l.size > l.limit && l.history != nil {
-		drop := l.history
-		next := drop.next
-
-		if l.pending == drop {
-			l.pending = next
-			l.pendingCount--
-		}
-
-		l.history = next
-		l.historyCount--
-
-		if l.history == nil {
-			l.last = nil
-		}
-
-		l.size -= len(drop.Line.Message)
-
-		overflow = true
-	}
-
-	return overflow
-}
-
-func (l *list) peekPending() (lines []*drone.Line) {
-	l.Lock()
-	lines = toSlice(l.pendingCount, l.pending)
-	l.Unlock()
-	return
-}
-
-// Pending returns lines added since the previous call to this method.
-func (l *list) Pending() (lines []*drone.Line) {
-	l.Lock()
-	lines = toSlice(l.pendingCount, l.pending)
-	l.pending = nil
-	l.pendingCount = 0
-	l.Unlock()
-	return
-}
-
-func (l *list) peekHistory() (lines []*drone.Line) {
-	l.Lock()
-	lines = toSlice(l.historyCount, l.history)
-	l.Unlock()
-	return lines
-}
-
-// History returns full history stored in the buffer and clears the buffer.
-func (l *list) History() (lines []*drone.Line) {
-	l.Lock()
-	lines = toSlice(l.historyCount, l.history)
-	l.history = nil
-	l.historyCount = 0
-	l.pending = nil
-	l.pendingCount = 0
-	l.last = nil
-	l.size = 0
-	l.Unlock()
-	return lines
-}
-
-func toSlice(count int, head *node) []*drone.Line {
-	if count == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	lines := make([]*drone.Line, count)
-	for i, n := 0, head; n != nil; i, n = i+1, n.next {
-		lines[i] = &n.Line
-	}
-
-	return lines
-}
diff --git a/livelog/livelog.go b/livelog/livelog.go
index 895c84d..8c42fd3 100644
--- a/livelog/livelog.go
+++ b/livelog/livelog.go
@@ -9,62 +9,55 @@ package livelog
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/drone/drone-go/drone"
 	"github.com/drone/runner-go/client"
 )
 
 // defaultLimit is the default maximum log size in bytes.
 const defaultLimit = 5242880 // 5MB
 
-// Writer is an io.WriteCloser that sends logs to the server.
+// Writer is an io.Writer that sends logs to the server.
 type Writer struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+
 	client client.Client
 
-	id int64
+	id    int64
+	num   int
+	now   time.Time
+	size  int
+	limit int
 
 	interval time.Duration
-	lineList *list
+	pending  []*drone.Line
+	history  []*drone.Line
 
-	stopStreamFn func()
-	doneStream   <-chan struct{}
-	ready        chan struct{}
+	closed bool
+	close  chan struct{}
+	ready  chan struct{}
 }
 
-// New returns a new Writer.
+// New returns a new Wrtier.
 func New(client client.Client, id int64) *Writer {
-	streamCtx, stopStream := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
 	b := &Writer{
-		client:       client,
-		id:           id,
-		interval:     time.Second,
-		lineList:     makeList(defaultLimit),
-		stopStreamFn: stopStream,
-		doneStream:   streamCtx.Done(),
-		ready:        make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		client:   client,
+		id:       id,
+		now:      time.Now(),
+		limit:    defaultLimit,
+		interval: time.Second,
+		close:    make(chan struct{}),
+		ready:    make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
-
-	// a call to stopStream() stops this goroutine.
-	// this happens when the Close method is called or after overflow of output data (>limit).
 	go b.start()
-
 	return b
 }
 
 // SetLimit sets the Writer limit.
 func (b *Writer) SetLimit(limit int) {
-	b.lineList.SetLimit(limit)
-}
-
-// GetLimit returns the Writer limit.
-func (b *Writer) GetLimit() int {
-	return b.lineList.GetLimit()
-}
-
-// GetSize returns amount of output data the Writer currently holds.
-func (b *Writer) GetSize() int {
-	return b.lineList.GetSize()
+	b.limit = limit
 }
 
 // SetInterval sets the Writer flusher interval.
@@ -74,8 +67,31 @@ func (b *Writer) SetInterval(interval time.Duration) {
 
 // Write uploads the live log stream to the server.
 func (b *Writer) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	if isOverLimit := b.lineList.Push(p); isOverLimit {
-		b.stopStreamFn()
+	for _, part := range split(p) {
+		line := &drone.Line{
+			Number:    b.num,
+			Message:   part,
+			Timestamp: int64(time.Since(b.now).Seconds()),
+		}
+
+		for b.size+len(p) > b.limit {
+			b.stop() // buffer is full, step streaming data
+			b.size -= len(b.history[0].Message)
+			b.history = b.history[1:]
+		}
+
+		b.size = b.size + len(part)
+		b.num++
+
+		if b.stopped() == false {
+			b.Lock()
+			b.pending = append(b.pending, line)
+			b.Unlock()
+		}
+
+		b.Lock()
+		b.history = append(b.history, line)
+		b.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	select {
@@ -86,48 +102,78 @@ func (b *Writer) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-// Close closes the writer and uploads the full contents to the server.
+// Close closes the writer and uploads the full contents to
+// the server.
 func (b *Writer) Close() error {
-	select {
-	case <-b.doneStream:
-	default:
-		b.stopStreamFn()
-		_ = b.flush() // send all pending lines
+	if b.stop() {
+		b.flush()
 	}
-
-	return b.upload() // upload full log history
+	return b.upload()
 }
 
 // upload uploads the full log history to the server.
 func (b *Writer) upload() error {
-	return b.client.Upload(context.Background(), b.id, b.lineList.History())
+	return b.client.Upload(
+		context.Background(), b.id, b.history)
 }
 
 // flush batch uploads all buffered logs to the server.
 func (b *Writer) flush() error {
-	lines := b.lineList.Pending()
+	b.Lock()
+	lines := b.copy()
+	b.clear()
+	b.Unlock()
 	if len(lines) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	return b.client.Batch(
+		context.Background(), b.id, lines)
+}
+
+// copy returns a copy of the buffered lines.
+func (b *Writer) copy() []*drone.Line {
+	return append(b.pending[:0:0], b.pending...)
+}
+
+// clear clears the buffer.
+func (b *Writer) clear() {
+	b.pending = b.pending[:0]
+}
+
+func (b *Writer) stop() bool {
+	b.Lock()
+	var closed bool
+	if b.closed == false {
+		close(b.close)
+		closed = true
+		b.closed = true
+	}
+	b.Unlock()
+	return closed
+}
 
-	return b.client.Batch(context.Background(), b.id, lines)
+func (b *Writer) stopped() bool {
+	b.Lock()
+	closed := b.closed
+	b.Unlock()
+	return closed
 }
 
-func (b *Writer) start() {
+func (b *Writer) start() error {
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-b.doneStream:
-			return
+		case <-b.close:
+			return nil
 		case <-b.ready:
 			select {
-			case <-b.doneStream:
-				return
+			case <-b.close:
+				return nil
 			case <-time.After(b.interval):
 				// we intentionally ignore errors. log streams
-				// are ephemeral and are considered low priority
+				// are ephemeral and are considered low prioirty
 				// because they are not required for drone to
 				// operator, and the impact of failure is minimal
-				_ = b.flush()
+				b.flush()
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/livelog/livelog_test.go b/livelog/livelog_test.go
index 3f3db7d..e3939e6 100644
--- a/livelog/livelog_test.go
+++ b/livelog/livelog_test.go
@@ -9,242 +9,80 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
-
 	"github.com/drone/drone-go/drone"
 	"github.com/drone/runner-go/client"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 )
 
-var optNoTS = cmpopts.IgnoreFields(drone.Line{}, "Timestamp")
-
-// TestLineWriterClose tests if closing the Writer triggers streaming of all pending lines and upload of the full history.
-func TestLineWriterClose(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newMockClient()
-	w := New(c, 1)
-	w.SetInterval(time.Hour) // make sure it does not stream data
-	w.lineList.lineCnt = 4   // new lines are starting from the Number=4
-
+func TestLineWriterSingle(t *testing.T) {
+	client := new(mockClient)
+	w := New(client, 1)
+	w.SetInterval(time.Duration(0))
+	w.num = 4
 	w.Write([]byte("foo\nbar\n"))
 
-	a := w.lineList.peekPending()
+	a := w.pending
 	b := []*drone.Line{
 		{Number: 4, Message: "foo\n"},
 		{Number: 5, Message: "bar\n"},
 		{Number: 6, Message: ""},
 	}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b); diff != "" {
 		t.Fail()
 		t.Log(diff)
 	}
 
-	if len(c.uploaded) != 0 || len(c.lines) != 0 {
-		t.Error("Expected nothing has been streamed or uploaded")
-	}
-
 	w.Close()
-
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(c.lines, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Error("Expected all output has been streamed")
-		t.Log(diff)
-	}
-
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(c.uploaded, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Error("Expected all output has been uploaded")
-		t.Log(diff)
-	}
-
-	if len(w.lineList.peekPending()) > 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expect empty buffer")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestLineWriterStreaming tests if streaming is done correctly through a client.
-func TestLineWriterStreaming(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newMockClient()
-	w := New(c, 1)
-	w.SetInterval(time.Nanosecond)
-
-	w.Write([]byte("foo"))
-	c.waitUpload()
-
-	var a, b []*drone.Line
-
-	a = w.lineList.peekPending()
-	if len(a) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected that all lines are uploaded, but there are still %d pending lines", len(a))
-	}
-
-	a = c.lines
-	b = []*drone.Line{{Number: 0, Message: "foo"}}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
+	a = client.uploaded
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b); diff != "" {
 		t.Fail()
 		t.Log(diff)
 	}
 
-	w.Write([]byte("bar"))
-	c.waitUpload()
-
-	a = w.lineList.peekPending()
-	if len(a) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected that all lines are uploaded, but there are still %d pending lines", len(a))
-	}
-
-	a = c.lines
-	b = []*drone.Line{{Number: 0, Message: "foo"}, {Number: 1, Message: "bar"}}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Fail()
-		t.Log(diff)
-	}
-
-	w.Close()
-
-	a = c.uploaded
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Fail()
-		t.Log(diff)
+	if len(w.pending) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expect empty buffer")
 	}
 }
 
-// TestLineWriterLimit tests if the history contains only last uploaded content after the limit has been breached.
 func TestLineWriterLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newMockClient()
-
-	w := New(c, 0)
-	if got, want := w.GetLimit(), defaultLimit; got != want {
+	client := new(mockClient)
+	w := New(client, 0)
+	if got, want := w.limit, defaultLimit; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expect default buffer limit %d, got %d", want, got)
 	}
-
 	w.SetLimit(6)
-
-	if got, want := w.GetLimit(), 6; got != want {
+	if got, want := w.limit, 6; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expect custom buffer limit %d, got %d", want, got)
 	}
 
 	w.Write([]byte("foo"))
 	w.Write([]byte("bar"))
-	w.Write([]byte("baz")) // this write overflows the buffer, so "foo" is removed from the history
+	w.Write([]byte("baz"))
 
-	if got, want := w.GetSize(), 6; got != want {
+	if got, want := w.size, 6; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expect buffer size %d, got %d", want, got)
 	}
 
-	a := w.lineList.peekHistory()
-	b := []*drone.Line{{Number: 1, Message: "bar"}, {Number: 2, Message: "baz"}}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Fail()
-		t.Log(diff)
-	}
-
-	w.Write([]byte("boss")) // "boss" and "baz" are 7 bytes, so "bar" and "baz" are removed
-
-	a = w.lineList.peekHistory()
-	b = []*drone.Line{{Number: 3, Message: "boss"}}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
-		t.Fail()
-		t.Log(diff)
+	a := w.history
+	b := []*drone.Line{
+		{Number: 1, Message: "bar"},
+		{Number: 2, Message: "baz"},
 	}
-
-	w.Write([]byte("xy")) // this "xy" fits in the buffer so nothing should be removed now
-
-	a = w.lineList.peekHistory()
-	b = []*drone.Line{{Number: 3, Message: "boss"}, {Number: 4, Message: "xy"}}
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b, optNoTS); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(a, b); diff != "" {
 		t.Fail()
 		t.Log(diff)
 	}
-
-	w.Close()
-}
-
-// TestLineWriterLimitStopStreaming tests if streaming has been stopped after the buffer overflow.
-func TestLineWriterLimitStopStreaming(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newMockClient()
-	w := New(c, 0)
-	w.SetLimit(8)
-	w.SetInterval(time.Nanosecond)
-
-	w.Write([]byte("foo"))
-	if uploaded := c.waitUpload(); !uploaded || len(c.lines) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %d lines streamed, got %d", 1, len(c.lines))
-	}
-
-	w.Write([]byte("bar"))
-	if uploaded := c.waitUpload(); !uploaded || len(c.lines) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %d lines streamed, got %d", 2, len(c.lines))
-	}
-
-	w.Write([]byte("baz")) // overflow! streaming should be aborted
-	if uploaded := c.waitUpload(); uploaded || len(c.lines) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected streaming has been stopped. Streamed %d lines, expected %d", len(c.lines), 2)
-	}
-
-	w.Close()
-
-	if len(c.lines) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Closing should not trigged output streaming. Streamed %d lines, expected %d", len(c.lines), 2)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestLineWriterOverLimit tests weird situation when data is written in chunks that exceed the limit.
-func TestLineWriterOverLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	c := newMockClient()
-
-	w := New(c, 0)
-	w.SetLimit(4)
-
-	w.Write([]byte("foobar")) // over the limit, nothing should be written
-
-	if got, want := w.GetSize(), 0; got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Expect buffer size %d, got %d", want, got)
-	}
-
-	w.Close()
-
-	if len(c.uploaded) != 0 {
-		t.Error("there should be no uploaded lines")
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkWriter_Write(b *testing.B) {
-	b.ReportAllocs()
-	c := &dummyClient{}
-	w := New(c, 0)
-	p := []byte("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur adipiscing elit,\nsed do eiusmod tempor incididunt\nut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n")
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		w.Write(p)
-	}
-	w.Close()
 }
 
 type mockClient struct {
 	client.Client
-	uploadDone chan struct{}
-	lines      []*drone.Line
-	uploaded   []*drone.Line
-}
-
-func newMockClient() *mockClient {
-	return &mockClient{uploadDone: make(chan struct{}, 1)}
-}
-
-// waitUpload waits a while for streaming to complete. Writer's interval should be set to very low value before this call.
-func (m *mockClient) waitUpload() bool {
-	select {
-	case <-m.uploadDone:
-		return true
-	case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
-		return false
-	}
+	lines    []*drone.Line
+	uploaded []*drone.Line
 }
 
 func (m *mockClient) Batch(ctx context.Context, id int64, lines []*drone.Line) error {
 	m.lines = append(m.lines, lines...)
-	select {
-	case m.uploadDone <- struct{}{}:
-	default:
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -252,8 +90,3 @@ func (m *mockClient) Upload(ctx context.Context, id int64, lines []*drone.Line)
 	m.uploaded = lines
 	return nil
 }
-
-type dummyClient struct{ client.Client }
-
-func (m *dummyClient) Batch(context.Context, int64, []*drone.Line) error  { return nil }
-func (m *dummyClient) Upload(context.Context, int64, []*drone.Line) error { return nil }