diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d91351a..482fb322 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.15.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.3.0
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.42.0
+	github.com/samber/lo v1.38.1
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.4
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.15.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5e689bbf..0217744c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6L
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.1 h1:/FiVV8dS/e+YqF2JvO3yXRFbBLTIuSDkuC7aBOAvL+k=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/samber/lo v1.38.1 h1:j2XEAqXKb09Am4ebOg31SpvzUTTs6EN3VfgeLUhPdXM=
+github.com/samber/lo v1.38.1/go.mod h1:+m/ZKRl6ClXCE2Lgf3MsQlWfh4bn1bz6CXEOxnEXnEA=
 github.com/seccomp/libseccomp-golang v0.9.2-0.20220502022130-f33da4d89646/go.mod h1:JA8cRccbGaA1s33RQf7Y1+q9gHmZX1yB/z9WDN1C6fg=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.4 h1:hZwmDxZs7Ewt75DV81r4pFMqbq+di2cbt9FsQBqLD2o=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.4/go.mod h1:ZcGxyfzAMRevhUR2+cfhXDH6gQdFYE/t8j1nsU4mPI8=
diff --git a/sync/limiter.go b/sync/limiter.go
index a8b53785..7ff1272a 100644
--- a/sync/limiter.go
+++ b/sync/limiter.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package sync
 import (
 	"container/heap"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/queue"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/stats"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 // LimiterPriorityValue defines the priority values supported by Limiter.
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ var WithLimiterTags = func(tags stats.Tags) func(*limiter) {
 
 // NewLimiter creates a new limiter
 func NewLimiter(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, name string, limit int, statsf stats.Stats, opts ...func(*limiter)) Limiter {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("limit for %q must be greater than 0", name))
+	}
 	l := &limiter{
 		name:     name,
 		limit:    limit,
@@ -141,10 +146,11 @@ func (l *limiter) Begin(key string) (end func()) {
 func (l *limiter) BeginWithPriority(key string, priority LimiterPriorityValue) (end func()) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	l.wait(priority)
-	l.stats.stat.NewTaggedStat(l.name+"_limiter_waiting", stats.TimerType, stats.Tags{"key": key}).Since(start)
+	tags := lo.Assign(l.tags, stats.Tags{"key": key})
+	l.stats.stat.NewTaggedStat(l.name+"_limiter_waiting", stats.TimerType, tags).Since(start)
 	start = time.Now()
 	end = func() {
-		defer l.stats.stat.NewTaggedStat(l.name+"_limiter_working", stats.TimerType, stats.Tags{"key": key}).Since(start)
+		defer l.stats.stat.NewTaggedStat(l.name+"_limiter_working", stats.TimerType, tags).Since(start)
 		l.mu.Lock()
 		l.count--
 		if len(l.waitList) == 0 {
diff --git a/sync/limiter_test.go b/sync/limiter_test.go
index 38de5d81..93875b88 100644
--- a/sync/limiter_test.go
+++ b/sync/limiter_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/stats"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/stats/memstats"
 	miscsync "github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/sync"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -149,4 +150,16 @@ func TestLimiter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.EqualValues(t, 1000, counterHigh, "high priority counter should be 1000")
 		require.EqualValues(t, 10, counterLow, "low priority counter should be 10")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Panics(t, func() {
+			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+			_ = miscsync.NewLimiter(context.Background(), &wg, "zerolimit", 0, stats.Default)
+		})
+
+		require.Panics(t, func() {
+			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+			_ = miscsync.NewLimiter(context.Background(), &wg, "negativelimit", -1, stats.Default)
+		})
+	})
 }