diff --git a/.changelog/2923.fixed.txt b/.changelog/2923.fixed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c788658c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2923.fixed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix(logs): reduce the queue size of the logs collector
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/collector/otelcol/config.yaml b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/collector/otelcol/config.yaml
index 0ce36fe42d..902bcab2da 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/collector/otelcol/config.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/collector/otelcol/config.yaml
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ receivers:
 exporters:
   otlphttp:
     endpoint: http://${LOGS_METADATA_SVC}.${NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local.:4318
+    sending_queue:
+      queue_size: 10
 processors:
   batch:
     send_batch_size: 1000
diff --git a/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/basic.output.yaml b/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/basic.output.yaml
index 3b70f02f37..44eaf13207 100644
--- a/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/basic.output.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/basic.output.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ data:
     exporters:
       otlphttp:
         endpoint: http://${LOGS_METADATA_SVC}.${NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local.:4318
+        sending_queue:
+          queue_size: 10
     extensions:
       file_storage:
         compaction:
diff --git a/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/options.output.yaml b/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/options.output.yaml
index ddb1e53eaa..da6bf9e086 100644
--- a/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/options.output.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/testdata/goldenfile/logs_otc/options.output.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ data:
     exporters:
       otlphttp:
         endpoint: http://${LOGS_METADATA_SVC}.${NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local.:4318
+        sending_queue:
+          queue_size: 10
     extensions:
       file_storage:
         compaction: