diff --git a/frappe/hooks.py b/frappe/hooks.py
index fdbdeda475..e1a43cbf58 100644
--- a/frappe/hooks.py
+++ b/frappe/hooks.py
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ after_job = [
 	"frappe.recorder.dump",
 	"frappe.monitor.stop",
 	"frappe.utils.file_lock.release_document_locks",
-	"frappe.utils.background_jobs.flush_telemetry",
 ]
 
 extend_bootinfo = [
diff --git a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
index 55ef61eeb6..480ee116c1 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
@@ -718,16 +718,6 @@ def truncate_failed_registry(job, connection, type, value, traceback):
 				job_obj and fail_registry.remove(job_obj, delete_job=True)
 
 
-def flush_telemetry():
-	"""Forcefully flush pending events.
-
-	This is required in context of background jobs where process might die before posthog gets time
-	to push events."""
-	ph = getattr(frappe.local, "posthog", None)
-	with suppress(Exception):
-		ph and ph.shutdown()
-
-
 def _check_queue_size(q: Queue):
 	max_jobs = cint(frappe.conf.max_queued_jobs) or MAX_QUEUED_JOBS
 	# Workaround for arbitrarily sized benches,
diff --git a/frappe/utils/telemetry.py b/frappe/utils/telemetry.py
index 0490d98aa0..6578ca9319 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/telemetry.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/telemetry.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ removed without any warning.
 """
 
 from contextlib import suppress
+from functools import lru_cache
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.utils import getdate
@@ -51,7 +52,22 @@ def init_telemetry():
 		return
 
 	with suppress(Exception):
-		frappe.local.posthog = Posthog(posthog_project_id, host=posthog_host, timeout=5, max_retries=3)
+		frappe.local.posthog = _get_posthog_instance(posthog_project_id, posthog_host)
+
+	# Background jobs might exit before flushing telemetry, so explicitly flush queue
+	if frappe.job:
+		frappe.job.after_job.add(flush_telemetry)
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def _get_posthog_instance(project_id, host):
+	return Posthog(project_id, host=host, timeout=5, max_retries=3)
+
+
+def flush_telemetry():
+	ph: Posthog = getattr(frappe.local, "posthog", None)
+	with suppress(Exception):
+		ph and ph.flush()
 
 
 def capture(event, app, **kwargs):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f6a7e07ee..ecde916cea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "google-api-python-client~=2.2.0",
     "google-auth-oauthlib~=0.4.4",
     "google-auth~=1.29.0",
-    "posthog~=3.0.1",
+    "posthog~=3.21.0",
     "vobject~=0.9.7",
     "pycountry~=24.6.1",
 ]