diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/exporter.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/exporter.py
index 2703c6da9..ce8a8ccf2 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/exporter.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/exporter.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import atexit
+import threading
+import time
 
 from opencensus.common.schedule import Queue
-from opencensus.common.schedule import Worker
+from opencensus.common.schedule import QueueEvent
 from opencensus.ext.azure.common import Options
 
 
@@ -51,3 +53,37 @@ def emit(self, batch, event=None):
     # for logs).
     def export(self, items):
         self._queue.puts(items, block=False)
+
+
+class Worker(threading.Thread):
+    daemon = True
+
+    def __init__(self, src, dst):
+        self.src = src
+        self.dst = dst
+        self._stopping = False
+        super(Worker, self).__init__()
+
+    def run(self):
+        src = self.src
+        dst = self.dst
+        while True:
+            batch = src.gets(dst.max_batch_size, dst.export_interval)
+            if batch and isinstance(batch[-1], QueueEvent):
+                dst.emit(batch[:-1], event=batch[-1])
+                if batch[-1] is src.EXIT_EVENT:
+                    break
+                else:
+                    continue
+            dst.emit(batch)
+
+    def stop(self, timeout=None):
+        start_time = time.time()
+        wait_time = timeout
+        if self.is_alive() and not self._stopping:
+            self._stopping = True
+            self.src.put(self.src.EXIT_EVENT, block=True, timeout=wait_time)
+            elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
+            wait_time = timeout and max(timeout - elapsed_time, 0)
+        if self.src.EXIT_EVENT.wait(timeout=wait_time):
+            return time.time() - start_time  # time taken to stop
diff --git a/opencensus/common/schedule/__init__.py b/opencensus/common/schedule/__init__.py
index 0c8223182..512a578d9 100644
--- a/opencensus/common/schedule/__init__.py
+++ b/opencensus/common/schedule/__init__.py
@@ -136,37 +136,3 @@ def puts(self, items, block=True, timeout=None):
         else:
             for item in items:
                 self.put(item, block, timeout)
-
-
-class Worker(threading.Thread):
-    daemon = True
-
-    def __init__(self, src, dst):
-        self.src = src
-        self.dst = dst
-        self._stopping = False
-        super(Worker, self).__init__()
-
-    def run(self):
-        src = self.src
-        dst = self.dst
-        while True:
-            batch = src.gets(dst.max_batch_size, dst.export_interval)
-            if batch and isinstance(batch[-1], QueueEvent):
-                dst.emit(batch[:-1], event=batch[-1])
-                if batch[-1] is src.EXIT_EVENT:
-                    break
-                else:
-                    continue
-            dst.emit(batch)
-
-    def stop(self, timeout=None):
-        start_time = time.time()
-        wait_time = timeout
-        if self.is_alive() and not self._stopping:
-            self._stopping = True
-            self.src.put(self.src.EXIT_EVENT, block=True, timeout=wait_time)
-            elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
-            wait_time = timeout and max(timeout - elapsed_time, 0)
-        if self.src.EXIT_EVENT.wait(timeout=wait_time):
-            return time.time() - start_time  # time taken to stop
diff --git a/tests/unit/common/test_schedule.py b/tests/unit/common/test_schedule.py
index 4ad07fd16..8fde2cc9a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/common/test_schedule.py
+++ b/tests/unit/common/test_schedule.py
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ def test_gets(self):
         queue.puts((1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
         result = queue.gets(count=5, timeout=0)
         self.assertEquals(result, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
+
+    def test_gets_event(self):
+        queue = Queue(capacity=100)
+        event = QueueEvent('test')
+        queue.puts((event, 1, 2, 3, event))
+        result = queue.gets(count=5, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+        self.assertEquals(result, (event,))
+        result = queue.gets(count=5, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+        self.assertEquals(result, (1, 2, 3, event))