diff --git a/backend/admin/service.go b/backend/admin/service.go
index 8134930cd7..42ecbbad01 100644
--- a/backend/admin/service.go
+++ b/backend/admin/service.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 type Service struct {
 	env            *EnvironmentManager
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient *timelineclient.RealClient
 	schemaClient   ftlv1connect.SchemaServiceClient
 	source         *schemaeventsource.EventSource
 	storage        *oci.ArtefactService
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewAdminService(
 	source *schemaeventsource.EventSource,
 	storage *oci.ArtefactService,
 	routes *routing.VerbCallRouter,
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client,
+	timelineClient *timelineclient.RealClient,
 	waitFor []string,
 ) *Service {
 	return &Service{
diff --git a/backend/console/console.go b/backend/console/console.go
index 93262aa078..e31c9b655a 100644
--- a/backend/console/console.go
+++ b/backend/console/console.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 type Service struct {
 	schemaEventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource
-	timelineClient    *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient    *timelineclient.RealClient
 	adminClient       admin.EnvironmentClient
 	callClient        routing.CallClient
 	buildEngineClient buildenginepbconnect.BuildEngineServiceClient
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var _ consolepbconnect.ConsoleServiceHandler = (*Service)(nil)
 
 func New(
 	eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource,
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client,
+	timelineClient *timelineclient.RealClient,
 	adminClient admin.EnvironmentClient,
 	client routing.CallClient,
 	buildEngineClient buildenginepbconnect.BuildEngineServiceClient,
diff --git a/backend/cron/service.go b/backend/cron/service.go
index 788d10e56e..d05d669435 100644
--- a/backend/cron/service.go
+++ b/backend/cron/service.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // Start the cron service. Blocks until the context is cancelled.
-func Start(ctx context.Context, config Config, eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource, client routing.CallClient, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) error {
+func Start(ctx context.Context, config Config, eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource, client routing.CallClient, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Scope("cron")
 	ctx = log.ContextWithLogger(ctx, logger)
 	// Map of cron jobs for each module.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, config Config, eventSource *schemaeventsource.Ev
 	return nil
 }
 
-func executeJob(ctx context.Context, state *statemachine.SingleQueryHandle[struct{}, CronState, CronEvent], client routing.CallClient, job *cronJob, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) error {
+func executeJob(ctx context.Context, state *statemachine.SingleQueryHandle[struct{}, CronState, CronEvent], client routing.CallClient, job *cronJob, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Scope("cron").Module(job.module)
 	logger.Debugf("Executing cron job %s", job)
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func scheduleNext(cronQueue []*cronJob) (time.Duration, bool) {
 	return next, true
 }
 
-func updateCronJobs(ctx context.Context, cronJobs map[string][]*cronJob, change schema.Notification, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) error {
+func updateCronJobs(ctx context.Context, cronJobs map[string][]*cronJob, change schema.Notification, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Scope("cron")
 
 	// Track jobs before the update to detect changes
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func updateCronJobs(ctx context.Context, cronJobs map[string][]*cronJob, change
 	return nil
 }
 
-func publishNewOrChangedJobs(ctx context.Context, newJobs []*cronJob, oldJobs map[string]*cronJob, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) {
+func publishNewOrChangedJobs(ctx context.Context, newJobs []*cronJob, oldJobs map[string]*cronJob, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) {
 	for _, job := range newJobs {
 		oldJob, exists := oldJobs[job.Key()]
 		// Publish event if job is new or if the schedule has changed
diff --git a/backend/ingress/service.go b/backend/ingress/service.go
index 077c1ece73..317ccf7acf 100644
--- a/backend/ingress/service.go
+++ b/backend/ingress/service.go
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ type service struct {
 	// Complete schema synchronised from the database.
 	view           *atomic.Value[materialisedView]
 	client         routing.CallClient
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher
 	routeTable     *routing.RouteTable
 	urlPrefix      string
 }
 
 // Start the HTTP ingress service. Blocks until the context is cancelled.
-func Start(ctx context.Context, bind *url.URL, config Config, eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource, client routing.CallClient, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) error {
+func Start(ctx context.Context, bind *url.URL, config Config, eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource, client routing.CallClient, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Scope("http-ingress")
 	ctx = log.ContextWithLogger(ctx, logger)
 	svc := &service{
diff --git a/backend/provisioner/service.go b/backend/provisioner/service.go
index 1f392f5269..2341254785 100644
--- a/backend/provisioner/service.go
+++ b/backend/provisioner/service.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Start(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	registry *ProvisionerRegistry,
 	schemaClient schemaconnect.SchemaServiceClient,
-	timelineClient *timeline.Client,
+	timelineClient timeline.Publisher,
 ) error {
 	timelineLogSink := timeline.NewLogSink(timelineClient, log.Debug)
 	go timelineLogSink.RunLogLoop(ctx)
diff --git a/backend/runner/proxy/proxy.go b/backend/runner/proxy/proxy.go
index 4bc9031207..b63c1ec2be 100644
--- a/backend/runner/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/backend/runner/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	deploymentContextProvider deploymentcontext.DeploymentContextProvider
 	controllerLeaseService    ftlleaseconnect.LeaseServiceClient
 	moduleVerbService         *xsync.MapOf[string, moduleVerbService]
-	timelineClient            *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient            timelineclient.Publisher
 	queryService              *query.Service
 	localModuleName           string
 	schema                    *schema.Module
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type Service struct {
 
 func New(controllerModuleService deploymentcontext.DeploymentContextProvider,
 	leaseClient ftlleaseconnect.LeaseServiceClient,
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client,
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher,
 	queryService *query.Service,
 	schema *schema.Module,
 	localDeployment key.Deployment,
diff --git a/backend/runner/pubsub/consumer.go b/backend/runner/pubsub/consumer.go
index a467e60cc7..24a7316d2a 100644
--- a/backend/runner/pubsub/consumer.go
+++ b/backend/runner/pubsub/consumer.go
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ type consumer struct {
 	deadLetterPublisher optional.Option[*publisher]
 
 	verbClient     VerbClient
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher
 
 	claimedPartitionsChan chan partitionEvent
 }
 
 func newConsumer(moduleName string, verb *schema.Verb, subscriber *schema.MetadataSubscriber, deployment key.Deployment,
-	deadLetterPublisher optional.Option[*publisher], verbClient VerbClient, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) (*consumer, error) {
+	deadLetterPublisher optional.Option[*publisher], verbClient VerbClient, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) (*consumer, error) {
 	if verb.Runtime == nil {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("subscription %s has no runtime", verb.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/backend/runner/pubsub/publisher.go b/backend/runner/pubsub/publisher.go
index d20ae9d03a..58e1ae5fca 100644
--- a/backend/runner/pubsub/publisher.go
+++ b/backend/runner/pubsub/publisher.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ type publisher struct {
 	topic      *schema.Topic
 	producer   sarama.SyncProducer
 
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher
 }
 
-func newPublisher(module string, t *schema.Topic, deployment key.Deployment, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) (*publisher, error) {
+func newPublisher(module string, t *schema.Topic, deployment key.Deployment, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) (*publisher, error) {
 	if t.Runtime == nil {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("topic %s has no runtime", t.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/backend/runner/pubsub/pubsub.go b/backend/runner/pubsub/pubsub.go
index aaa8a82f9a..a22d55fd8d 100644
--- a/backend/runner/pubsub/pubsub.go
+++ b/backend/runner/pubsub/pubsub.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type VerbClient interface {
 var _ pubsubpbconnect.PublishServiceHandler = (*Service)(nil)
 var _ pubsubpbconnect.PubSubAdminServiceHandler = (*Service)(nil)
 
-func New(module *schema.Module, deployment key.Deployment, verbClient VerbClient, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) (*Service, error) {
+func New(module *schema.Module, deployment key.Deployment, verbClient VerbClient, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) (*Service, error) {
 	publishers := map[string]*publisher{}
 	for t := range sl.FilterVariants[*schema.Topic](module.Decls) {
 		publisher, err := newPublisher(module.Name, t, deployment, timelineClient)
diff --git a/backend/runner/runner.go b/backend/runner/runner.go
index 485693804b..be9fa6f006 100644
--- a/backend/runner/runner.go
+++ b/backend/runner/runner.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	deploymentProvider        oci.DeploymentArtefactProvider
 	deploymentContextProvider deploymentcontext.DeploymentContextProvider
 	schema                    *schema.Module
-	timelineClient            *timeline.Client
+	timelineClient            timeline.Publisher
 	timelineLogSink           *timeline.LogSink
 	// Failed to register with the Controller
 	registrationFailure  atomic.Value[optional.Option[error]]
diff --git a/backend/schemaservice/schemaservice.go b/backend/schemaservice/schemaservice.go
index f9702cbc78..2f27a5226e 100644
--- a/backend/schemaservice/schemaservice.go
+++ b/backend/schemaservice/schemaservice.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Config struct {
 type Service struct {
 	State          *statemachine.SingleQueryHandle[struct{}, SchemaState, EventWrapper]
 	Config         Config
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher
 	receiverClient optional.Option[ftlv1connect.SchemaMirrorServiceClient] // TODO: rename as mirror
 	devMode        bool
 	creationLock   sync.Mutex
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *Service) GetDeployment(ctx context.Context, c *connect.Request[ftlv1.Ge
 
 var _ ftlv1connect.SchemaServiceHandler = (*Service)(nil)
 
-func NewLocalService(ctx context.Context, config Config, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client, devMode bool) *Service {
+func NewLocalService(ctx context.Context, config Config, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher, devMode bool) *Service {
 	s := &Service{
 		State:          statemachine.NewSingleQueryHandle(statemachine.NewLocalHandle(newStateMachine(ctx, "")), struct{}{}),
 		Config:         config,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Service) StartServices(context.Context) ([]rpc.Option, error) {
 func New(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	config Config,
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client,
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher,
 	receiverClient optional.Option[ftlv1connect.SchemaMirrorServiceClient],
 	realm string,
 	devMode bool,
diff --git a/backend/timeline/integration_test.go b/backend/timeline/integration_test.go
index c244420a12..2f33cf9715 100644
--- a/backend/timeline/integration_test.go
+++ b/backend/timeline/integration_test.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ func TestTimeline(t *testing.T) {
 		in.Call("publisher", "publish", in.Obj{}, func(t testing.TB, resp in.Obj) {}),
 
 		in.SubTests(
-			in.SubTest{Name: "Limit", Action: in.VerifyTimeline(1, []*timelinepb.TimelineQuery_Filter{}, func(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, events []*timelinepb.Event) {
-				assert.Equal(t, 1, len(events))
-			})},
 			in.SubTest{Name: "IngressEvent", Action: in.VerifyTimeline(1000, []*timelinepb.TimelineQuery_Filter{
 				{
 					Filter: &timelinepb.TimelineQuery_Filter_EventTypes{
diff --git a/cmd/ftl/app.go b/cmd/ftl/app.go
index 32bf1728b4..69beff497c 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl/app.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl/app.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func makeBindContext(logger *log.Logger, cancel context.CancelCauseFunc, csm *cu
 		kctx.Bind(csm)
 		kctx.Bind(&cli.SharedCLI)
 
-		err = kctx.BindToProvider(func() (*timelineclient.Client, error) {
+		err = kctx.BindToProvider(func() (*timelineclient.RealClient, error) {
 			return timelineclient.NewClient(ctx, cli.TimelineConfig), nil
 		})
 		kctx.FatalIfErrorf(err)
diff --git a/cmd/ftl/cmd_replay.go b/cmd/ftl/cmd_replay.go
index 67652d1c0a..5050f4aa06 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl/cmd_replay.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl/cmd_replay.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *replayCmd) Run(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	verbClient ftlv1connect.VerbServiceClient,
 	eventSource *schemaeventsource.EventSource,
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client,
+	timelineClient *timelineclient.RealClient,
 ) error {
 	// Wait timeout is for both pings to complete, not each ping individually
 	startTime := time.Now()
diff --git a/internal/routing/verb_routing.go b/internal/routing/verb_routing.go
index da48e9acc5..69410c6c69 100644
--- a/internal/routing/verb_routing.go
+++ b/internal/routing/verb_routing.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type CallClient interface {
 type VerbCallRouter struct {
 	routingTable   *RouteTable
 	moduleClients  *xsync.MapOf[string, optional.Option[ftlv1connect.VerbServiceClient]]
-	timelineClient *timelineclient.Client
+	timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher
 }
 
 func (s *VerbCallRouter) Call(ctx context.Context, req *connect.Request[ftlv1.CallRequest]) (*connect.Response[ftlv1.CallResponse], error) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *VerbCallRouter) Call(ctx context.Context, req *connect.Request[ftlv1.Ca
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
-func NewVerbRouterFromTable(ctx context.Context, routeTable *RouteTable, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) *VerbCallRouter {
+func NewVerbRouterFromTable(ctx context.Context, routeTable *RouteTable, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) *VerbCallRouter {
 	svc := &VerbCallRouter{
 		routingTable:   routeTable,
 		moduleClients:  xsync.NewMapOf[string, optional.Option[ftlv1connect.VerbServiceClient]](),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func NewVerbRouterFromTable(ctx context.Context, routeTable *RouteTable, timelin
 	}()
 	return svc
 }
-func NewVerbRouter(ctx context.Context, changes *schemaeventsource.EventSource, timelineClient *timelineclient.Client) *VerbCallRouter {
+func NewVerbRouter(ctx context.Context, changes *schemaeventsource.EventSource, timelineClient timelineclient.Publisher) *VerbCallRouter {
 	return NewVerbRouterFromTable(ctx, New(ctx, changes), timelineClient)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/timelineclient/client.go b/internal/timelineclient/client.go
index af2a352c03..96507f1924 100644
--- a/internal/timelineclient/client.go
+++ b/internal/timelineclient/client.go
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	TimelineEndpoint *url.URL `help:"Timeline endpoint (discard:// to disable)." env:"FTL_TIMELINE_ENDPOINT" default:"http://127.0.0.1:8892"`
 }
 
-type Client struct {
+type Publisher interface {
+	Publish(ctx context.Context, event Event)
+}
+
+type RealClient struct {
 	timelinepbconnect.TimelineServiceClient
 
 	entries          chan *timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest_EventEntry
@@ -34,7 +38,9 @@ type Client struct {
 	lastFailedError  atomic.Value[time.Time]
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Ping(context.Context, *connect.Request[v1.PingRequest]) (*connect.Response[v1.PingResponse], error) {
+var _ Publisher = &RealClient{}
+
+func (c *RealClient) Ping(context.Context, *connect.Request[v1.PingRequest]) (*connect.Response[v1.PingResponse], error) {
 	return connect.NewResponse(&v1.PingResponse{}), nil
 }
 
@@ -46,12 +52,12 @@ var NullConfig = Config{
 //
 // If endpoint is discard:// the client will not create an RPC client or send any RPC requests, and all events
 // will be immediately discarded.
-func NewClient(ctx context.Context, config Config) *Client {
+func NewClient(ctx context.Context, config Config) *RealClient {
 	var c timelinepbconnect.TimelineServiceClient
 	if config.TimelineEndpoint.Scheme != "discard" {
 		c = rpc.Dial(timelinepbconnect.NewTimelineServiceClient, config.TimelineEndpoint.String(), log.Error)
 	}
-	client := &Client{
+	client := &RealClient{
 		TimelineServiceClient: c,
 		entries:               make(chan *timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest_EventEntry, 1000),
 	}
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ type Event interface {
 }
 
 // Publish asynchronously enqueues an event for publication to the timeline.
-func (c *Client) Publish(ctx context.Context, event Event) {
+func (c *RealClient) Publish(ctx context.Context, event Event) {
 	entry, err := event.ToEntry()
 	entry.Timestamp = timestamppb.New(time.Now())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *Client) Publish(ctx context.Context, event Event) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) noopEvents(ctx context.Context) {
+func (c *RealClient) noopEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-c.entries:
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *Client) noopEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) processEvents(ctx context.Context) {
+func (c *RealClient) processEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 	lastFlush := time.Now()
 	buffer := make([]*timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest_EventEntry, 0, maxBatchSize)
 	for {
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ func (c *Client) processEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 // Flush all events in the buffer to the timeline service in a single call.
-func (c *Client) flushEvents(ctx context.Context, entries []*timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest_EventEntry) {
+func (c *RealClient) flushEvents(ctx context.Context, entries []*timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest_EventEntry) {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Scope("timeline")
 	_, err := c.CreateEvents(ctx, connect.NewRequest(&timelinepb.CreateEventsRequest{
 		Entries: entries,
diff --git a/internal/timelineclient/log_sink.go b/internal/timelineclient/log_sink.go
index 3442057e2f..a65a51430b 100644
--- a/internal/timelineclient/log_sink.go
+++ b/internal/timelineclient/log_sink.go
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ import (
 //
 // It needs to be run in a separate goroutine after creation by calling RunLogLoop.
 type LogSink struct {
-	client   *Client
+	client   Publisher
 	logQueue chan log.Entry
 	level    log.Level
 }
 
 var _ log.Sink = (*LogSink)(nil)
 
-func NewLogSink(client *Client, level log.Level) *LogSink {
+func NewLogSink(client Publisher, level log.Level) *LogSink {
 	return &LogSink{
 		client:   client,
 		logQueue: make(chan log.Entry, 10000),