diff --git a/queue.go b/queue.go
index 0ad95ce..2fb9568 100644
--- a/queue.go
+++ b/queue.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package queue
 import (
 	"container/heap"
 	"loafle.com/overflow/agent_api/observer"
+	"log"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (lq LoafleQueue) Swap(i, j int) {
 }
 
 func (lq *LoafleQueue) getItems() {
+	resultItems := make([]*Item, 0)
 
 	for {
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ func (lq *LoafleQueue) getItems() {
 
 		if lq.Len() > 0 {
 			lq.size = lq.Len()
-			resultItems := make([]*Item, 0)
+
 			lq.mtx.Lock()
 			for i := 0; i < lq.size; i++ {
 				item := heap.Pop(lq).(*Item)
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ func (lq *LoafleQueue) getItems() {
 
 			lq.senderChanel <- resultItems
 			lq.size = lq.Len()
+			//log.Println("result length: ", len(resultItems))
+			resultItems = nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/queue_test.go b/queue_test.go
index 8af08e3..02fa06c 100644
--- a/queue_test.go
+++ b/queue_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func TestNewQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	senderChanel := make(chan interface{}, 0)
 
-	lq := NewQueue(messages.QUEUE_DATA, 5, senderChanel)
+	lq := NewQueue(messages.QUEUE_DATA, 3, senderChanel)
 
 	log.Println(lq)
 
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func TestNewQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data7777")
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data8888")
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data9999")
+
+	go GetItemTest(senderChanel)
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
+
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data1111")
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data2222")
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data3333")
@@ -34,8 +39,6 @@ func TestNewQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data6666")
 	observer.Notify(messages.QUEUE_DATA, "data7777")
 
-	go GetItemTest(senderChanel)
-
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 
 	lq.Close()