diff --git a/lib/solarwinds_apm/config.rb b/lib/solarwinds_apm/config.rb
index a357497b..c0b55863 100644
--- a/lib/solarwinds_apm/config.rb
+++ b/lib/solarwinds_apm/config.rb
@@ -181,29 +181,14 @@ def self.[]=(key, value)
       case key
       when :sampling_rate
         SolarWindsAPM.logger.warn do
-          "[#{name}/#{__method__}] sampling_rate is not a supported setting for SolarWindsAPM::Config. Please use :sample_rate."
+          '[Deprecated] sampling_rate is not a supported setting for SolarWindsAPM::Config.'
         end
 
       when :sample_rate
-        unless value.is_a?(Integer) || value.is_a?(Float)
-          SolarWindsAPM.logger.warn do
-            "[#{name}/#{__method__}] :sample_rate must be a number between 0 and 1000000 (1m) (provided: #{value}), corrected to 0"
-          end
-          value = 0
-        end
-
-        # Validate :sample_rate value
-        unless value.between?(0, 1e6)
-          new_value = value.negative? ? 0 : 1_000_000
-          SolarWindsAPM.logger.warn do
-            "[#{name}/#{__method__}] :sample_rate must be between 0 and 1000000 (1m) (provided: #{value}), corrected to #{new_value}"
-          end
+        SolarWindsAPM.logger.warn do
+          '[Deprecated] sample_rate is not a supported setting for SolarWindsAPM::Config.'
         end
 
-        # Assure value is an integer
-        @@config[key.to_sym] = new_value.to_i
-        SolarWindsAPM.sample_rate(new_value)
-
       when :transaction_settings
         compile_settings(value)
 
diff --git a/lib/solarwinds_apm/sampling/token_bucket.rb b/lib/solarwinds_apm/sampling/token_bucket.rb
index 820e02c9..fc79f9bf 100644
--- a/lib/solarwinds_apm/sampling/token_bucket.rb
+++ b/lib/solarwinds_apm/sampling/token_bucket.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ def initialize(token_bucket_settings)
       @timer = nil
     end
 
-    # used call from update_settings e.g. bucket.update(bucket_settings)
+    # oboe sampler update_settings will update the token
+    # (thread safe as update_settings is guarded by mutex from oboe sampler)
     def update(settings)
-      settings.instance_of?(Hash) ? update_from_hash(settings) : update_from_token_bucket_settings(settings)
+      settings.instance_of?(Hash) ? update_from_hash(settings) : update_from_hash(tb_to_hash(settings))
     end
 
     def update_from_hash(settings)
@@ -36,32 +37,13 @@ def update_from_hash(settings)
       end
 
       self.rate = settings[:rate] if settings[:rate]
-
-      return unless settings[:interval]
-
-      self.interval = settings[:interval]
-      return unless running
-
-      stop
       start
     end
 
-    def update_from_token_bucket_settings(settings)
-      if settings.capacity
-        difference = settings.capacity - @capacity
-        self.capacity = settings.capacity
-        self.tokens = @tokens + difference
-      end
-
-      self.rate = settings.rate if settings.rate
-
-      return unless settings.interval
-
-      self.interval = settings.interval
-      return unless running
-
-      stop
-      start
+    def tb_to_hash(settings)
+      { capacity: settings.capacity,
+        rate: settings.rate,
+        interval: settings.interval }
     end
 
     def capacity=(capacity)
@@ -72,8 +54,11 @@ def rate=(rate)
       @rate = [0, rate].max
     end
 
+    # self.interval= sets the @interval and @sleep_interval
+    # @sleep_interval is used in the timer thread to sleep between replenishing the bucket
     def interval=(interval)
       @interval = interval.clamp(0, MAX_INTERVAL)
+      @sleep_interval = @interval / 1000.0
     end
 
     def tokens=(tokens)
@@ -83,11 +68,15 @@ def tokens=(tokens)
     # Attempts to consume tokens from the bucket
     # @param n [Integer] Number of tokens to consume
     # @return [Boolean] Whether there were enough tokens
+    # TODO: we need to include thread-safety here since sampler is shared across threads
+    # and we may have multiple threads trying to consume tokens at the same time
     def consume(token = 1)
       if @tokens >= token
         self.tokens = @tokens - token
+        SolarWindsAPM.logger.debug { "[#{self.class}/#{__method__}] Consumed #{token} from total #{@tokens} (#{(@tokens.to_f / @capacity * 100).round(1)}% remaining)" }
         true
       else
+        SolarWindsAPM.logger.debug { "[#{self.class}/#{__method__}] Token consumption failed: requested=#{token}, available=#{@tokens}, capacity=#{@capacity}" }
         false
       end
     end
@@ -99,7 +88,7 @@ def start
       @timer = Thread.new do
         loop do
           task
-          sleep(@interval / 1000.0)
+          sleep(@sleep_interval)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -114,7 +103,7 @@ def stop
 
     # Whether the bucket is actively being replenished
     def running
-      !@timer.nil?
+      !@timer.nil? && @timer.alive?
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb b/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
index 54f4f657..357aa11a 100644
--- a/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
+++ b/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module SolarWindsAPM
   module Version
     MAJOR  = 7 # breaking,
     MINOR  = 0 # feature,
-    PATCH  = 1 # fix => BFF
+    PATCH  = 2 # fix => BFF
     PRE    = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, PRE].compact.join('.')
diff --git a/test/patch/sw_pg_patch_integrate_test.rb b/test/patch/sw_pg_patch_integrate_test.rb
index c1e4070d..6b1a029c 100644
--- a/test/patch/sw_pg_patch_integrate_test.rb
+++ b/test/patch/sw_pg_patch_integrate_test.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def pg_dbo_integration_verification(sql, finished_spans)
     _(client_ancestors[2]).must_equal PG::Connection
 
     pg_client = PG::Connection.new
+    exporter.reset
 
     args = ['SELECT * FROM ABC;']
 
diff --git a/test/sampling/token_bucket_test.rb b/test/sampling/token_bucket_test.rb
index 4226d1ec..9215a95a 100644
--- a/test/sampling/token_bucket_test.rb
+++ b/test/sampling/token_bucket_test.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
   end
 
   it 'defaults to zero' do
-    bucket = SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucket.new(SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucketSettings.new)
+    # default interval is ~24 days, not suitable for testing
+    bucket = SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucket.new(SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucketSettings.new(0, 0, 1000))
 
     bucket.start
     sleep(0.1)
@@ -75,4 +76,48 @@
 
     refute bucket.consume
   end
+
+  describe 'when a process fork occurs' do
+    it 'creates new timer thread when update is called' do
+      bucket = SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucket.new(SolarWindsAPM::TokenBucketSettings.new(8, 2, 10))
+      bucket.start
+
+      parent_timer_id = bucket.instance_variable_get(:@timer).object_id
+      parent_pid = Process.pid
+
+      read_pipe, write_pipe = IO.pipe
+
+      pid = fork do
+        read_pipe.close
+        # In the child process, call update which should create a new timer thread
+        bucket.update(rate: 3, capacity: 100)
+
+        current_timer_id = bucket.instance_variable_get(:@timer).object_id
+        child_pid = Process.pid
+
+        # Write results to parent
+        write_pipe.puts "#{child_pid},#{current_timer_id},#{bucket.running}"
+        write_pipe.close
+
+        bucket.stop
+        exit!
+      end
+
+      write_pipe.close
+      result = read_pipe.read
+      read_pipe.close
+      Process.wait(pid)
+
+      child_pid, current_timer_id, is_running = result.strip.split(',')
+      child_pid = child_pid.to_i
+      current_timer_id = current_timer_id.to_i
+
+      # Verify that we're in a different process and have a new timer thread
+      refute_equal parent_pid, child_pid
+      refute_equal parent_timer_id, current_timer_id
+      assert_equal 'true', is_running
+
+      bucket.stop
+    end
+  end
 end