diff --git a/firmware/src/reporter.cpp b/firmware/src/reporter.cpp
index cda1536..49a0447 100644
--- a/firmware/src/reporter.cpp
+++ b/firmware/src/reporter.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <HTTPClient.h>
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
 #include <WiFi.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <freertos/semphr.h>
@@ -296,7 +297,10 @@ void reporter_flush(const DeviceConfig& cfg) {
         String body = build_camera_batch(cfg, cam_snap);
         if (post_json(cfg, "/api/v1/camera/events/batch", body)) {
             xSemaphoreTake(s_buf_mutex, portMAX_DELAY);
-            s_cam_buf.clear();
+            // Erase only the prefix we snapshotted; FIFO append from
+            // submit_camera during the in-flight POST stays buffered.
+            size_t n = std::min(cam_snap.size(), s_cam_buf.size());
+            s_cam_buf.erase(s_cam_buf.begin(), s_cam_buf.begin() + n);
             xSemaphoreGive(s_buf_mutex);
         }
     }
@@ -304,7 +308,8 @@ void reporter_flush(const DeviceConfig& cfg) {
         String body = build_ble_batch(cfg, ble_snap);
         if (post_json(cfg, "/api/v1/events/batch", body)) {
             xSemaphoreTake(s_buf_mutex, portMAX_DELAY);
-            s_ble_buf.clear();
+            size_t n = std::min(ble_snap.size(), s_ble_buf.size());
+            s_ble_buf.erase(s_ble_buf.begin(), s_ble_buf.begin() + n);
             xSemaphoreGive(s_buf_mutex);
         }
     }