diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/statsworker.go b/pkg/telemetry/statsworker.go
index 735821b6c..76e644507 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/statsworker.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/statsworker.go
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ func (s *StatsWorker) Close() bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
+func (s *StatsWorker) Closed() bool {
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	defer s.lock.Unlock()
+	return !s.closedAt.IsZero()
+}
+
 func (s *StatsWorker) collectStats(
 	ts *timestamppb.Timestamp,
 	streamType livekit.StreamType,
diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/telemetryservice.go b/pkg/telemetry/telemetryservice.go
index 8af2fb6c4..151f7e814 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/telemetryservice.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/telemetryservice.go
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ func (t *telemetryService) FlushStats() {
 	if reap != nil {
 		t.workersMu.Lock()
 		for reap != nil {
-			delete(t.workers, reap.participantID)
+			if reap == t.workers[reap.participantID] {
+				delete(t.workers, reap.participantID)
+			}
 			reap = reap.next
 		}
 		t.workersMu.Unlock()
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ func (t *telemetryService) getOrCreateWorker(
 	t.workersMu.Lock()
 	defer t.workersMu.Unlock()
 
-	if worker, ok := t.workers[participantID]; ok {
+	if worker, ok := t.workers[participantID]; ok && !worker.Closed() {
 		return worker, true
 	}