diff --git a/aws/logs_monitoring/forwarder.py b/aws/logs_monitoring/forwarder.py
index 5cc1a02f3..015a55e48 100644
--- a/aws/logs_monitoring/forwarder.py
+++ b/aws/logs_monitoring/forwarder.py
@@ -36,12 +36,21 @@
 logger.setLevel(logging.getLevelName(os.environ.get("DD_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()))
 
 
-class Forwarder(object):
+class Forwarder:
     def __init__(self, function_prefix):
         self.trace_connection = TraceConnection(
             DD_TRACE_INTAKE_URL, DD_API_KEY, DD_SKIP_SSL_VALIDATION
         )
         self.storage = create_storage(function_prefix)
+        self._scrubber = DatadogScrubber(SCRUBBING_RULE_CONFIGS)
+        self._matcher = DatadogMatcher(
+            include_pattern=INCLUDE_AT_MATCH, exclude_pattern=EXCLUDE_AT_MATCH
+        )
+        self._batcher = DatadogBatcher(
+            max_item_size_bytes=512 * 1000,
+            max_batch_size_bytes=4 * 1000 * 1000,
+            max_items_count=400,
+        )
 
     def forward(self, logs, metrics, traces):
         """
@@ -81,11 +90,6 @@ def _forward_logs(self, logs, key=None):
         if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             logger.debug(f"Forwarding {len(logs)} logs")
 
-        scrubber = DatadogScrubber(SCRUBBING_RULE_CONFIGS)
-        matcher = DatadogMatcher(
-            include_pattern=INCLUDE_AT_MATCH, exclude_pattern=EXCLUDE_AT_MATCH
-        )
-
         logs_to_forward = []
         for log in logs:
             if key:
@@ -101,20 +105,24 @@ def _forward_logs(self, logs, key=None):
                     to_forward = dump_event(log)
                     evaluated_log = to_forward
 
-            if matcher.match(evaluated_log):
+            if self._matcher.match(evaluated_log):
                 if to_forward is None:
                     logs_to_forward.append(dump_event(log))
                 else:
                     logs_to_forward.append(to_forward)
 
-        batcher = DatadogBatcher(512 * 1000, 4 * 1000 * 1000, 400)
         cli = DatadogHTTPClient(
-            DD_URL, DD_PORT, DD_NO_SSL, DD_SKIP_SSL_VALIDATION, DD_API_KEY, scrubber
+            DD_URL,
+            DD_PORT,
+            DD_NO_SSL,
+            DD_SKIP_SSL_VALIDATION,
+            DD_API_KEY,
+            self._scrubber,
         )
 
         failed_logs = []
         with DatadogClient(cli) as client:
-            for batch in batcher.batch(logs_to_forward):
+            for batch in self._batcher.batch(logs_to_forward):
                 try:
                     client.send(batch)
                 except Exception as e:
@@ -126,10 +134,10 @@ def _forward_logs(self, logs, key=None):
                     if key:
                         self.storage.delete_data(key)
 
-        if DD_STORE_FAILED_EVENTS and len(failed_logs) > 0 and not key:
+        if DD_STORE_FAILED_EVENTS and failed_logs and not key:
             self.storage.store_data(RetryPrefix.LOGS, failed_logs)
 
-        if len(failed_logs) > 0:
+        if failed_logs:
             send_event_metric("logs_failed", failed_logs)
 
         send_event_metric("logs_forwarded", len(logs_to_forward) - len(failed_logs))
@@ -157,16 +165,16 @@ def _forward_metrics(self, metrics, key=None):
                 if key:
                     self.storage.delete_data(key)
 
-        if DD_STORE_FAILED_EVENTS and len(failed_metrics) > 0 and not key:
+        if DD_STORE_FAILED_EVENTS and failed_metrics and not key:
             self.storage.store_data(RetryPrefix.METRICS, failed_metrics)
 
-        if len(failed_metrics) > 0:
+        if failed_metrics:
             send_event_metric("metrics_failed", failed_metrics)
 
         send_event_metric("metrics_forwarded", len(metrics) - len(failed_metrics))
 
     def _forward_traces(self, traces, key=None):
-        if not len(traces) > 0:
+        if not traces:
             return
 
         if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):