diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class StatsClientBase(object):
     def pipeline(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def timer(self, stat, rate=1, tags=None):
+    def timer(self, stat, rate=1, tags=None, auto_send=True):
         """
-        statsd = StatsdClient()
+        statsd = StatsdClient.statsd
         with statsd.timer('bucket_name', auto_send=True) as tmr:
             # This block will be timed.
             for i in xrange(0, 100000):
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class StatsClientBase(object):
         # you can access time here...
         elapsed_ms = tmr.ms
         """
-        return Timer(self, stat, rate, tags)
+        return Timer(self, stat, rate, tags, auto_send=auto_send)
 
     def timing(self, stat, delta, rate=1, tags=None, use_decimals=True):
         """