diff --git a/diode/diode.go b/diode/diode.go
index 751cafe..cb0c50d 100644
--- a/diode/diode.go
+++ b/diode/diode.go
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ var bufPool = &sync.Pool{
 
 type Alerter func(missed int)
 
+type diodeFetcher interface {
+	diodes.Diode
+	Next() diodes.GenericDataType
+}
+
 // Writer is a io.Writer wrapper that uses a diode to make Write lock-free,
 // non-blocking and thread safe.
 type Writer struct {
 	w    io.Writer
-	d    *diodes.ManyToOne
-	p    *diodes.Poller
+	d    diodeFetcher
 	c    context.CancelFunc
 	done chan struct{}
 }
@@ -35,25 +39,34 @@ type Writer struct {
 //
 // Use a diode.Writer when
 //
-//     wr := diode.NewWriter(w, 1000, 10 * time.Millisecond, func(missed int) {
+//     wr := diode.NewWriter(w, 1000, 0, func(missed int) {
 //         log.Printf("Dropped %d messages", missed)
 //     })
 //     log := zerolog.New(wr)
 //
+// If poolInterval is greater than 0, a poller is used otherwise a waiter is
+// used.
 //
 // See code.cloudfoundry.org/go-diodes for more info on diode.
 func NewWriter(w io.Writer, size int, poolInterval time.Duration, f Alerter) Writer {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	d := diodes.NewManyToOne(size, diodes.AlertFunc(f))
 	dw := Writer{
-		w: w,
-		d: d,
-		p: diodes.NewPoller(d,
-			diodes.WithPollingInterval(poolInterval),
-			diodes.WithPollingContext(ctx)),
+		w:    w,
 		c:    cancel,
 		done: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
+	if f == nil {
+		f = func(int) {}
+	}
+	d := diodes.NewManyToOne(size, diodes.AlertFunc(f))
+	if poolInterval > 0 {
+		dw.d = diodes.NewPoller(d,
+			diodes.WithPollingInterval(poolInterval),
+			diodes.WithPollingContext(ctx))
+	} else {
+		dw.d = diodes.NewWaiter(d,
+			diodes.WithWaiterContext(ctx))
+	}
 	go dw.poll()
 	return dw
 }
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ func (dw Writer) Close() error {
 func (dw Writer) poll() {
 	defer close(dw.done)
 	for {
-		d := dw.p.Next()
+		d := dw.d.Next()
 		if d == nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/diode/diode_example_test.go b/diode/diode_example_test.go
index a097c57..3540db6 100644
--- a/diode/diode_example_test.go
+++ b/diode/diode_example_test.go
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ package diode_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/diode"
 )
 
 func ExampleNewWriter() {
-	w := diode.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 1000, 10*time.Millisecond, func(missed int) {
+	w := diode.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 1000, 0, func(missed int) {
 		fmt.Printf("Dropped %d messages\n", missed)
 	})
 	log := zerolog.New(w)
diff --git a/diode/diode_test.go b/diode/diode_test.go
index 6171cb4..098bd44 100644
--- a/diode/diode_test.go
+++ b/diode/diode_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := bytes.Buffer{}
-	w := diode.NewWriter(&buf, 1000, 10*time.Millisecond, func(missed int) {
+	w := diode.NewWriter(&buf, 1000, 0, func(missed int) {
 		fmt.Printf("Dropped %d messages\n", missed)
 	})
 	log := zerolog.New(w)
@@ -33,15 +33,22 @@ func TestNewWriter(t *testing.T) {
 func Benchmark(b *testing.B) {
 	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 	defer log.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
-	w := diode.NewWriter(ioutil.Discard, 100000, 10*time.Millisecond, nil)
-	log := zerolog.New(w)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	b.SetParallelism(1000)
-	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
-		for pb.Next() {
-			log.Print("test")
-		}
-	})
+	benchs := map[string]time.Duration{
+		"Waiter": 0,
+		"Pooler": 10 * time.Millisecond,
+	}
+	for name, interval := range benchs {
+		b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			w := diode.NewWriter(ioutil.Discard, 100000, interval, nil)
+			log := zerolog.New(w)
+			defer w.Close()
 
+			b.SetParallelism(1000)
+			b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+				for pb.Next() {
+					log.Print("test")
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
 }