diff --git a/cmd/submitter.go b/cmd/submitter.go
index ffec50c..602d0fd 100644
--- a/cmd/submitter.go
+++ b/cmd/submitter.go
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ func (s *submitter) shipFile(ctx context.Context, name string, recordLimitBytes
 	defer close(lineChan)
 
 	sendChan := make(chan mLog, SendQueueLimit)
-	defer close(sendChan)
 
 	go s.parseLines(recordLimitBytes, lineChan, sendChan)