diff --git a/flow/connectors/eventhub/eventhub.go b/flow/connectors/eventhub/eventhub.go
index ebb7abe030..f811e51ee0 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/eventhub/eventhub.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/eventhub/eventhub.go
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ func (c *EventHubConnector) processBatch(
 					return 0, err
 				}
 
-				c.logger.Info("processBatch", slog.Int("Total records sent to event hub", int(numRecords.Load())))
-				return numRecords.Load(), nil
+				currNumRecords := numRecords.Load()
+
+				c.logger.Info("processBatch", slog.Int("Total records sent to event hub", int(currNumRecords)))
+				return currNumRecords, nil
 			}
 
 			numRecords.Add(1)
diff --git a/flow/connectors/eventhub/hub_batches.go b/flow/connectors/eventhub/hub_batches.go
index aa70df75f9..5634173faf 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/eventhub/hub_batches.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/eventhub/hub_batches.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (h *HubBatches) flushAllBatches(
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var numEventsPushed int32
+	var numEventsPushed atomic.Int32
 	err := h.ForEach(
 		func(
 			destination ScopedEventhub,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (h *HubBatches) flushAllBatches(
 				return err
 			}
 
-			atomic.AddInt32(&numEventsPushed, numEvents)
+			numEventsPushed.Add(numEvents)
 			slog.Info("flushAllBatches",
 				slog.String(string(shared.FlowNameKey), flowName),
 				slog.Int("events sent", int(numEvents)),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (h *HubBatches) flushAllBatches(
 	}
 	slog.Info("hub batches flush",
 		slog.String(string(shared.FlowNameKey), flowName),
-		slog.Int("events sent", int(numEventsPushed)))
+		slog.Int("events sent", int(numEventsPushed.Load())))
 
 	// clear the batches after flushing them.
 	return err