diff --git a/pkg/transaction/metric/cachestorage.go b/pkg/transaction/metric/cachestorage.go
index cd31e63e3..1779c23ad 100644
--- a/pkg/transaction/metric/cachestorage.go
+++ b/pkg/transaction/metric/cachestorage.go
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ func (c *cacheStorage) initialize() {
 
 func (c *cacheStorage) loadUsage(storageCache cache.Cache) {
 	// update the collector usage start time
-	usageStartTime, err := c.parseTimeFromCache(storageCache, usageStartTimeKey)
+	usageStartTime, err := parseTimeFromCache(storageCache, usageStartTimeKey)
 	if err == nil && !agent.GetCentralConfig().GetUsageReportingConfig().IsOfflineMode() {
 		// do not load this start time when offline
 		c.collector.usageStartTime = usageStartTime
 	}
 	// update the collector metric start time
-	metricStartTime, err := c.parseTimeFromCache(storageCache, metricStartTimeKey)
+	metricStartTime, err := parseTimeFromCache(storageCache, metricStartTimeKey)
 	if err == nil && !agent.GetCentralConfig().GetUsageReportingConfig().IsOfflineMode() {
 		// do not load this start time when offline
 		c.collector.metricStartTime = metricStartTime
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (c *cacheStorage) storeCacheJob() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *cacheStorage) parseTimeFromCache(storage cache.Cache, key string) (time.Time, error) {
+func parseTimeFromCache(storage cache.Cache, key string) (time.Time, error) {
 	resultTime := now()
 	item, err := storage.Get(key)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/transaction/metric/metricscollector_test.go b/pkg/transaction/metric/metricscollector_test.go
index 6fe7ee76a..8aa891415 100644
--- a/pkg/transaction/metric/metricscollector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transaction/metric/metricscollector_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ var (
 	traceStatus = healthcheck.OK
 )
 
+func getFutureTime() time.Time {
+	return time.Now().Add(10 * time.Minute)
+}
+
 func createCentralCfg(url, env string) *config.CentralConfiguration {
 
 	cfg := config.NewCentralConfig(config.TraceabilityAgent).(*config.CentralConfiguration)
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ func createCentralCfg(url, env string) *config.CentralConfiguration {
 	usgCfg.Publish = true
 	metricCfg := cfg.MetricReporting.(*config.MetricReportingConfiguration)
 	metricCfg.Publish = true
+	// metricCfg.Schedule = "1 * * * * * *"
 	return cfg
 }
 
@@ -627,6 +632,9 @@ func TestMetricCollectorUsageAggregation(t *testing.T) {
 			setupMockClient(0)
 			myCollector := createMetricCollector()
 			metricCollector := myCollector.(*collector)
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.schedule = "* * * * *"
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.report.currTimeFunc = getFutureTime
+
 			mockReports := generateMockReports(test.transactionsPerReport)
 			b, _ := json.Marshal(mockReports)
 			metricCollector.reports.reportCache.Set("lighthouse_events", string(b))
@@ -679,6 +687,8 @@ func TestMetricCollectorCache(t *testing.T) {
 			traceability.SetDataDirPath(".")
 			myCollector := createMetricCollector()
 			metricCollector := myCollector.(*collector)
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.schedule = "* * * * *"
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.report.currTimeFunc = getFutureTime
 
 			metricCollector.AddMetric(apiDetails1, "200", 5, 10, "")
 			metricCollector.AddMetric(apiDetails1, "200", 10, 10, "")
@@ -701,6 +711,8 @@ func TestMetricCollectorCache(t *testing.T) {
 			// Recreate the collector that loads the stored metrics, so 3 transactions
 			myCollector = createMetricCollector()
 			metricCollector = myCollector.(*collector)
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.schedule = "* * * * *"
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.report.currTimeFunc = getFutureTime
 
 			metricCollector.AddMetric(apiDetails1, "200", 5, 10, "")
 			metricCollector.AddMetric(apiDetails1, "200", 10, 10, "")
@@ -721,6 +733,8 @@ func TestMetricCollectorCache(t *testing.T) {
 			// Recreate the collector that loads the stored metrics, 0 transactions
 			myCollector = createMetricCollector()
 			metricCollector = myCollector.(*collector)
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.schedule = "* * * * *"
+			metricCollector.usagePublisher.report.currTimeFunc = getFutureTime
 
 			metricCollector.Execute()
 			// Validate only no usage report sent as no previous or new transactions
diff --git a/pkg/transaction/metric/reportcache.go b/pkg/transaction/metric/reportcache.go
index b1e04463e..95ae212bc 100644
--- a/pkg/transaction/metric/reportcache.go
+++ b/pkg/transaction/metric/reportcache.go
@@ -18,16 +18,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/jobs"
 	"github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/traceability"
 	"github.com/Axway/agent-sdk/pkg/util/log"
+	"github.com/gorhill/cronexpr"
 )
 
 const (
 	eventsKey                 = "lighthouse_events"
+	lastPublishTimestampKey   = "timestamp"
 	offlineCacheFileName      = "agent-report-working.json"
 	offlineReportSuffix       = "usage_report.json"
 	offlineReportDateFormat   = "2006_01_02"
 	qaOfflineReportDateFormat = "2006_01_02_15_04"
 )
 
+type currentTimeFunc func() time.Time
+
 type usageReportCache struct {
 	jobs.Job
 	logger                  log.FieldLogger
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ type usageReportCache struct {
 	reportCacheLock         sync.Mutex
 	isInitialized           bool
 	offlineReportDateFormat string
+	currTimeFunc            currentTimeFunc
 }
 
 func newReportCache() *usageReportCache {
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ func newReportCache() *usageReportCache {
 		reportCache:             cache.New(),
 		isInitialized:           false,
 		offlineReportDateFormat: offlineReportDateFormat,
+		currTimeFunc:            time.Now,
 	}
 	if agent.GetCentralConfig().GetUsageReportingConfig().UsingQAVars() {
 		reportManager.offlineReportDateFormat = qaOfflineReportDateFormat
@@ -110,6 +116,23 @@ func (c *usageReportCache) updateEvents(lighthouseEvent UsageEvent) {
 	c.setEvents(lighthouseEvent)
 }
 
+func (c *usageReportCache) setLastPublishTimestamp(lastPublishTimestamp time.Time) {
+	c.reportCache.Set(lastPublishTimestampKey, lastPublishTimestamp)
+	c.reportCache.Save(c.cacheFilePath)
+}
+
+func (c *usageReportCache) getLastPublishTimestamp() time.Time {
+	c.reportCacheLock.Lock()
+	defer c.reportCacheLock.Unlock()
+
+	lastPublishTime, err := parseTimeFromCache(c.reportCache, lastPublishTimestampKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+
+	return lastPublishTime
+}
+
 func (c *usageReportCache) generateReportPath(timestamp ISO8601Time, index int) string {
 	format := "%s_%s"
 	if index != 0 {
@@ -233,7 +256,34 @@ func (c *usageReportCache) sendReport(publishFunc func(event UsageEvent) error)
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// update the publish time
+	lastPublishTime := time.Now()
+	c.setLastPublishTimestamp(lastPublishTime)
+
 	savedEvents.Report = make(map[string]UsageReport)
 	c.setEvents(savedEvents)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *usageReportCache) shouldPublish(schedule string) bool {
+	currentTime := c.currTimeFunc()
+	lastPublishTimestamp := c.getLastPublishTimestamp()
+
+	// if the last publish was made more than a day ago, publish
+	elapsedTimeSinceLastPublish := currentTime.Sub(lastPublishTimestamp)
+	if lastPublishTimestamp.IsZero() || elapsedTimeSinceLastPublish >= 24*time.Hour {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	cronSchedule, err := cronexpr.Parse(schedule)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	// publish if last scheduled time is past
+	nextPublishTime := cronSchedule.Next(lastPublishTimestamp)
+	if nextPublishTime.Before(currentTime) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/transaction/metric/usagepublisher.go b/pkg/transaction/metric/usagepublisher.go
index 67f686895..156e7e933 100644
--- a/pkg/transaction/metric/usagepublisher.go
+++ b/pkg/transaction/metric/usagepublisher.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type usagePublisher struct {
 	storage     storageCache
 	report      *usageReportCache
 	jobID       string
+	schedule    string
 	ready       bool
 	offline     bool
 	logger      log.FieldLogger
@@ -197,10 +198,11 @@ func (c *usagePublisher) registerReportJob() {
 	if agent.GetCentralConfig().GetUsageReportingConfig().IsOfflineMode() {
 		schedule = agent.GetCentralConfig().GetUsageReportingConfig().GetReportSchedule()
 	}
+	c.schedule = schedule
 
 	// start the job according to the cron schedule
 	var err error
-	c.jobID, err = jobs.RegisterScheduledJobWithName(c, schedule, "Usage Reporting")
+	c.jobID, err = jobs.RegisterScheduledJobWithName(c, c.schedule, "Usage Reporting")
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.WithError(err).Error("could not register usage report creation job")
 	}
@@ -233,8 +235,11 @@ func (c *usagePublisher) Ready() bool {
 
 // Execute - process the offline report generation
 func (c *usagePublisher) Execute() error {
-	if c.offline {
-		return c.report.saveReport()
+	if c.report.shouldPublish(c.schedule) {
+		if c.offline {
+			return c.report.saveReport()
+		}
+		return c.report.sendReport(c.publishToPlatformUsage)
 	}
-	return c.report.sendReport(c.publishToPlatformUsage)
+	return nil
 }