Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a resource grant for an uplink transmission of uplink information on a logical channel. The uplink information may be stored in an uplink buffer. The UE may initiate a buffer status report retransmission timer in response to receiving the resource grant. The UE may determine that the resource grant allocates resources that are sufficient to transmit a portion of the uplink information that satisfies a threshold. The UE may stop the buffer status report retransmission timer in response to the determining.