diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68f583cb8..65374c989 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 - OpenTracing support [PR #669](https://github.com/3scale/apicast/pull/669)
 - Generate new policy scaffold from the CLI [PR #682](https://github.com/3scale/apicast/pull/682)
-- 3scale batcher policy [PR #685](https://github.com/3scale/apicast/pull/685)
+- 3scale batcher policy [PR #685](https://github.com/3scale/apicast/pull/685), [PR #710](https://github.com/3scale/apicast/pull/710)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher.lua b/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher.lua
index 89093ed2e..03558859d 100644
--- a/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher.lua
+++ b/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function _M.new(config)
   self.reports_batcher = ReportsBatcher.new(
     ngx.shared.batched_reports, 'batched_reports_locks')
 
-  self.batch_reports_seconds = config.batch_reports_seconds or
+  self.batch_reports_seconds = config.batch_report_seconds or
                                default_batch_reports_seconds
 
   self.report_timer_on = false
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ end
 local function report(_, service_id, backend, reports_batcher)
   local reports = reports_batcher:get_all(service_id)
 
+  if reports then
+    ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, '3scale batcher report timer got ', #reports, ' reports')
+  end
+
   -- TODO: verify if we should limit the number of reports sent in a sigle req
   reporter.report(reports, service_id, backend, reports_batcher)
 end
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ local function ensure_report_timer_on(self, service_id, backend)
         service_id, backend, self.reports_batcher)
 
       self.report_timer_on = true
+      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, 'scheduled 3scale batcher report timer every ',
+                         self.batch_reports_seconds, ' seconds')
     end
 
     self.semaphore_report_timer:post()
diff --git a/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/reports_batcher.lua b/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/reports_batcher.lua
index 75cdf96a5..6ae4e0fa6 100644
--- a/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/reports_batcher.lua
+++ b/gateway/src/apicast/policy/3scale_batcher/reports_batcher.lua
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function _M:get_all(service_id)
   local ok, unlock_err = lock:unlock()
   if not ok then
     ngx.log(ngx.ERR, 'failed to unlock: ', unlock_err)
-    return
+    return cached_reports
   end
 
   return cached_reports
diff --git a/spec/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher_spec.lua b/spec/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher_spec.lua
index b35986639..6e8bc78cc 100644
--- a/spec/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/policy/3scale_batcher/3scale_batcher_spec.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ local configuration = require('apicast.configuration')
 local lrucache = require('resty.lrucache')
 
 describe('3scale batcher policy', function()
+  describe('.new', function()
+    it('allows to configure the batching period', function()
+      local test_batching_period = 3
+      local config = { batch_report_seconds = test_batching_period }
+      local batcher_policy = ThreescaleBatcher.new(config)
+
+      assert.equals(test_batching_period, batcher_policy.batch_reports_seconds)
+    end)
+
+    it('assigns a default of 10s for the batching period', function()
+      local batcher_policy = ThreescaleBatcher.new({})
+
+      assert.equals(10, batcher_policy.batch_reports_seconds)
+    end)
+  end)
+
   describe('.access', function()
     local service = configuration.parse_service({ id = 42 })
     local service_id = service.id
diff --git a/t/apicast-policy-3scale-batcher.t b/t/apicast-policy-3scale-batcher.t
index 2341b6edf..262b51c70 100644
--- a/t/apicast-policy-3scale-batcher.t
+++ b/t/apicast-policy-3scale-batcher.t
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ push $res, "Host: one";
 $res
 --- no_error_log
 [error]
+3scale batcher report timer got
 
 === TEST 4: report batched reports to backend
 This test checks that reports are sent correctly to backend. To do that, it performs