diff --git a/common/src/api/internal/nexus.rs b/common/src/api/internal/nexus.rs
index 2f5c8be220..6705569ae4 100644
--- a/common/src/api/internal/nexus.rs
+++ b/common/src/api/internal/nexus.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pub enum ProducerKind {
 
 /// Information announced by a metric server, used so that clients can contact it and collect
 /// available metric data from it.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Serialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ProducerEndpoint {
     /// A unique ID for this producer.
     pub id: Uuid,
diff --git a/oximeter/collector/src/agent.rs b/oximeter/collector/src/agent.rs
index d19a9323c2..0b33276de4 100644
--- a/oximeter/collector/src/agent.rs
+++ b/oximeter/collector/src/agent.rs
@@ -183,10 +183,20 @@ async fn collection_task(
                         perform_collection(&log, &mut stats, &client, &producer, &outbox, Some(token)).await;
                     },
                     Some(CollectionMessage::Update(new_info)) => {
+                        // If the collection interval is shorter than the
+                        // interval on which we receive these update messages,
+                        // we'll never actually collect anything! Instead, only
+                        // do the update if the information has changed. This
+                        // should also be guarded against by the main agent, but
+                        // we're being cautious here.
+                        if producer == new_info {
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         producer = new_info;
                         debug!(
                             log,
-                            "collection task received request to update its producer information";
+                            "collection task received request to update \
+                            its producer information";
                             "interval" => ?producer.interval,
                             "address" => producer.address,
                         );
@@ -606,7 +616,7 @@ impl OximeterAgent {
                     "component" => "collection-task",
                     "producer_id" => id.to_string(),
                 ));
-                let info_clone = info.clone();
+                let info_clone = info;
                 let target = self.collection_target;
                 let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
                     collection_task(log, target, info_clone, rx, q).await;
@@ -614,22 +624,35 @@ impl OximeterAgent {
                 value.insert((info, CollectionTask { inbox: tx, task }));
             }
             Entry::Occupied(mut value) => {
-                debug!(
-                    self.log,
-                    "received request to register existing metric \
-                    producer, updating collection information";
-                   "producer_id" => id.to_string(),
-                   "interval" => ?info.interval,
-                   "address" => info.address,
-                );
-                value.get_mut().0 = info.clone();
-                value
-                    .get()
-                    .1
-                    .inbox
-                    .send(CollectionMessage::Update(info))
-                    .await
-                    .unwrap();
+                // Only update the endpoint information if it's actually
+                // different, to avoid indefinitely delaying the collection
+                // timer from expiring.
+                if value.get().0 == info {
+                    trace!(
+                        self.log,
+                        "ignoring request to update existing metric \
+                        producer, since the endpoint information is \
+                        the same as the existing";
+                        "producer_id" => %id,
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    debug!(
+                        self.log,
+                        "received request to register existing metric \
+                        producer, updating collection information";
+                        "producer_id" => id.to_string(),
+                        "interval" => ?info.interval,
+                        "address" => info.address,
+                    );
+                    value.get_mut().0 = info;
+                    value
+                        .get()
+                        .1
+                        .inbox
+                        .send(CollectionMessage::Update(info))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -675,7 +698,7 @@ impl OximeterAgent {
             .await
             .range((start, Bound::Unbounded))
             .take(limit)
-            .map(|(_id, (info, _t))| info.clone())
+            .map(|(_id, (info, _t))| *info)
             .collect()
     }
 
@@ -766,7 +789,14 @@ async fn refresh_producer_list(
     agent: OximeterAgent,
     nexus_pool: Pool<NexusClient>,
 ) {
+    // Setup our refresh timer.
+    //
+    // If we miss a tick, we'll skip until the next multiple of the interval
+    // from the start time. This is a good compromise between taking a bunch of
+    // quick updates (burst) and shifting our interval (delay).
     let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(agent.refresh_interval);
+    interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(tokio::time::MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
+
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
         info!(agent.log, "refreshing list of producers from Nexus");
@@ -783,11 +813,28 @@ async fn refresh_producer_list(
         loop {
             match stream.try_next().await {
                 Err(e) => {
+                    // TODO-robustness: Some errors here may not be "fatal", in
+                    // the sense that we can continue to process the list we
+                    // receive from Nexus. It's not clear which ones though,
+                    // since most of these are either impossible (pre-hook
+                    // errors) or indicate we've made a serious programming
+                    // error or updated to incompatible versions of Nexus /
+                    // Oximeter. One that we might be able to handle is a
+                    // communication error, say failing to fetch the last page
+                    // when we've already fetched the first few. But for now,
+                    // we'll simply keep the list we have and try again on the
+                    // next refresh.
+                    //
+                    // For now, let's just avoid doing anything at all here, on
+                    // the theory that if we hit this, we should just continue
+                    // collecting from the last known-good set of producers.
                     error!(
                         agent.log,
-                        "error fetching next assigned producer";
+                        "error fetching next assigned producer, \
+                        abandoning this refresh attempt";
                         "err" => ?e,
                     );
+                    return;
                 }
                 Ok(Some(p)) => {
                     let endpoint = match ProducerEndpoint::try_from(p) {
diff --git a/oximeter/collector/src/standalone.rs b/oximeter/collector/src/standalone.rs
index faa27ce04b..d70bfef9e0 100644
--- a/oximeter/collector/src/standalone.rs
+++ b/oximeter/collector/src/standalone.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl StandaloneNexus {
                     ));
                 };
                 let assignment =
-                    ProducerAssignment { producer: info.clone(), collector_id };
+                    ProducerAssignment { producer: *info, collector_id };
                 assignment
             }
             Some(existing_assignment) => {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl StandaloneNexus {
                 // changed its IP address. The collector will learn of this when
                 // it next fetches its list.
                 let collector_id = existing_assignment.collector_id;
-                ProducerAssignment { producer: info.clone(), collector_id }
+                ProducerAssignment { producer: *info, collector_id }
             }
         };
         inner.producers.insert(info.id, assignment);
diff --git a/oximeter/producer/src/lib.rs b/oximeter/producer/src/lib.rs
index 522ce983b4..42d2b03808 100644
--- a/oximeter/producer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/oximeter/producer/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl Server {
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         Self::new_impl(
             registry,
-            config.server_info.clone(),
+            config.server_info,
             config.registration_address.as_ref(),
             config.request_body_max_bytes,
             &config.log,