diff --git a/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb b/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
index 50989e4aca..a3db981bb5 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def handle_emits_error(tag, es, error)
         log.warn "send an error event stream to @ERROR:", error_info
         @error_collector.emit_stream(tag, es)
       else
-        now = Time.now
+        now = Time.now.to_i
         if @suppress_emit_error_log_interval.zero? || now > @next_emit_error_log_time
           log.warn "emit transaction failed:", error_info
           log.warn_backtrace
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def emit_error_event(tag, time, record, error)
       end
 
       def handle_emits_error(tag, es, e)
-        now = EventTime.now
+        now = EventTime.now.to_i
         if @suppress_emit_error_log_interval.zero? || now > @next_emit_error_log_time
           log.warn "emit transaction failed in @ERROR:", error: e, tag: tag
           log.warn_backtrace
diff --git a/test/test_root_agent.rb b/test/test_root_agent.rb
index e30ebc7493..78d6eb0a5b 100644
--- a/test/test_root_agent.rb
+++ b/test/test_root_agent.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require_relative 'helper'
 require 'fluent/event_router'
 require 'fluent/system_config'
+require 'timecop'
 require_relative 'test_plugin_classes'
 
 class RootAgentTest < ::Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -609,6 +610,38 @@ def setup_root_agent(conf)
     end
   end
 
+  sub_test_case 'configure emit_error_interval' do
+    setup do
+      system_config = SystemConfig.new
+      system_config.emit_error_log_interval = 30
+      @ra = RootAgent.new(log: $log, system_config: system_config)
+      stub(Engine).root_agent { @ra }
+      @ra.log.out.reset
+      one_minute_ago = Time.now.to_i - 60
+      Timecop.freeze(one_minute_ago)
+    end
+
+    teardown do
+      Timecop.return
+    end
+
+    test 'suppresses errors' do
+      mock(@ra.log).warn_backtrace()
+      e = StandardError.new('standard error')
+      begin
+        @ra.handle_emits_error("tag", nil, e)
+      rescue
+      end
+
+      begin
+      @ra.handle_emits_error("tag", nil, e)
+      rescue
+      end
+
+      assert_equal 1, @ra.log.out.logs.size
+    end
+  end
+
   sub_test_case 'configured at worker2 with 4 workers environment' do
     setup do
       ENV['SERVERENGINE_WORKER_ID'] = '2'