diff --git a/tools/utils/src/push_data.rs b/tools/utils/src/push_data.rs
index 0c6bdb59..d2aa49b4 100644
--- a/tools/utils/src/push_data.rs
+++ b/tools/utils/src/push_data.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ struct ShadowPayload {
 async fn main() {
     let stream = std::env::args().nth(1).unwrap_or_else(|| "c2c_can".to_string());
     let port = std::env::args().nth(2).unwrap_or_else(|| "127.0.0.1:5050".to_string());
+    let rate = std::env::args().nth(3)
+        .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(1000);
+    let interval = Duration::from_micros(1_000_000 / rate);
     let mut framed = Framed::new(TcpStream::connect(port).await.unwrap(), LinesCodec::new());
     let mut idx = 0;
     loop {
@@ -46,6 +50,6 @@ async fn main() {
         };
         let data_s = serde_json::to_string(&data).unwrap();
         framed.send(data_s).await.unwrap();
-        sleep(Duration::from_micros(500)).await;
+        sleep(interval).await;
     }
 }
diff --git a/uplink/src/base/serializer/mod.rs b/uplink/src/base/serializer/mod.rs
index 7fd4c0aa..cec919cd 100644
--- a/uplink/src/base/serializer/mod.rs
+++ b/uplink/src/base/serializer/mod.rs
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ pub struct Serializer<C: MqttClient> {
     /// Read and reset in `send_stream_metrics`
     stream_metrics: HashMap<String, StreamMetrics>,
     /// a monotonically increasing counter
-    /// assigned to each packet placed in the live data slot
-    /// when fetching packets, we sort by this and return the oldest live data
+    /// used to track when was the last
+    /// when fetching packets, we sort by this and return the live data that has the most stale data
     /// if this isn't done, live data for a high frequency stream can block live data for other streams
     live_data_counter: usize,
     sorted_storages: BTreeMap<Arc<StreamConfig>, (Box<dyn storage::Storage>, Option<Publish>, usize)>,
@@ -232,9 +232,11 @@ impl<C: MqttClient> Serializer<C> {
     /// Prioritize live data over saved data
     /// Prioritize old live data over new live data, to ensure live data for all the streams is pushed
     fn fetch_next_packet_from_storage(&mut self) -> Option<(Publish, Arc<StreamConfig>)> {
-        if let Some((sk, (_, live_data, _))) = self.sorted_storages.iter_mut()
+        if let Some((sk, (_, live_data, live_data_version))) = self.sorted_storages.iter_mut()
             .filter(|(_, (_, live_data, _))| live_data.is_some())
             .min_by_key(|(_, (_, _, live_data_version))| *live_data_version) {
+            self.live_data_counter += 1;
+            *live_data_version = self.live_data_counter;
             return Some((live_data.take().unwrap(), sk.clone()));
         }
         let mut cursor = BTreeCursorMut::new(&mut self.sorted_storages);
@@ -269,16 +271,14 @@ impl<C: MqttClient> Serializer<C> {
 
     fn write_publish_to_storage(&mut self, sk: Arc<StreamConfig>, mut publish: Publish) {
         publish.pkid = 1;
-        self.live_data_counter += 1;
         if ! self.sorted_storages.contains_key(&sk) {
             self.sorted_storages.insert(sk.clone(), (self.create_storage_for_stream(&sk), None, 0));
         }
 
         let mut packet_to_write = Some(publish);
-        let (storage, live_data, live_data_version) = self.sorted_storages.get_mut(&sk).unwrap();
+        let (storage, live_data, _) = self.sorted_storages.get_mut(&sk).unwrap();
         if self.config.prioritize_live_data {
             std::mem::swap(&mut packet_to_write, live_data);
-            *live_data_version = self.live_data_counter;
         }
         if let Some(publish) = packet_to_write {
             match storage.write_packet(publish) {