diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c1a5f7bb7..4289cf740 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jetBrainsChannel=stable
 intellijPluginVersion=1.16.1
 kotlinJvmPluginVersion=1.8.0
 intellijCommonVersion=1.9.3
-telemetryPluginVersion=1.0.0.44
+telemetryPluginVersion=1.1.0.52
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false
 kotlinVersionIdea221=1.6.21
 kotlinVersionIdea211=1.4.32
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactory.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactory.kt
index 90b69c176..61b2b8ef7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactory.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactory.kt
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ open class ResourceEditorFactory protected constructor(
     private val createResourceEditor: (FileEditor, Project) -> ResourceEditor =
         { editor, project -> ResourceEditor(editor, IResourceModel.getInstance(), project) },
     /* for mocking purposes */
-    private val reportTelemetry: (FileEditor, Project, TelemetryMessageBuilder.ActionMessage) -> Unit = { editor, project, telemetry ->
-        val resourceInfo = getKubernetesResourceInfo(editor.file, project)
-        TelemetryService.sendTelemetry(resourceInfo, telemetry)
-    },
-    /* for mocking purposes */
-    private val getProjectManager: () -> ProjectManager = {  ProjectManager.getInstance() }
-
+    private val getProjectManager: () -> ProjectManager = {  ProjectManager.getInstance() },
 ) {
 
     companion object {
@@ -123,9 +117,9 @@ open class ResourceEditorFactory protected constructor(
         ) {
             return null
         }
-        val telemetry = TelemetryService.instance.action(TelemetryService.NAME_PREFIX_EDITOR + "open")
-        return try {
-            runAsync { reportTelemetry.invoke(editor, project, telemetry) }
+        val telemetry = getTelemetryMessageBuilder().action(TelemetryService.NAME_PREFIX_EDITOR + "open")
+      return try {
+            runAsync { TelemetryService.sendTelemetry(getKubernetesResourceInfo(editor.file, project), telemetry) }
             val resourceEditor = createResourceEditor.invoke(editor, project)
             resourceEditor.createToolbar()
             getProjectManager.invoke().addProjectManagerListener(project, onProjectClosed(resourceEditor))
@@ -160,4 +154,9 @@ open class ResourceEditorFactory protected constructor(
             ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(runnable)
         }
     }
+
+    /* for testing purposes */
+    protected open fun getTelemetryMessageBuilder(): TelemetryMessageBuilder {
+      return TelemetryService.instance;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactoryTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactoryTest.kt
index 36d41b62b..be951b63c 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/redhat/devtools/intellij/kubernetes/editor/ResourceEditorFactoryTest.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.whenever
 import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.kubernetes.editor.ResourceEditor.Companion.KEY_RESOURCE_EDITOR
 import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.kubernetes.model.util.createResource
 import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.telemetry.core.service.TelemetryMessageBuilder
+import com.redhat.devtools.intellij.telemetry.core.service.TelemetryMessageBuilder.ActionMessage
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
                       valueFrom:
                         secretKeyRef:
                           name: postgres-secret
-                          key: secret.password 
+                          key: secret.password
     """.trimIndent()
 
     private val resource = createResource<HasMetadata>(deployment)
@@ -125,7 +126,13 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
         on { editor } doReturn fileEditor
     }
 
-    private val editorFactory =
+    private val actionMessage: ActionMessage = mock {
+      on { property(any(), any()) } doReturn mock
+    }
+
+    private val telemetryMessageBuilder: TelemetryMessageBuilder = mockTelemetryMessageBuilder()
+
+  private val editorFactory =
         TestableResourceEditorFactory(
             getFileEditorManager,
             createResourceFile,
@@ -133,7 +140,6 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
             isTemporary,
             hasKubernetesResource,
             createResourceEditor,
-            reportTelemetry,
             getProjectManager
         )
 
@@ -285,14 +291,24 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
         verify(virtualFile).putUserData(KEY_RESOURCE_EDITOR, editor)
     }
 
-    private open class TestableResourceEditorFactory(
+    private fun mockTelemetryMessageBuilder(): TelemetryMessageBuilder {
+      val actionMessage: ActionMessage = mock {
+        on { property(any(), any()) } doReturn mock
+      }
+
+      return mock {
+        on { action(any()) } doReturn actionMessage
+      }
+
+    }
+
+  private open inner class TestableResourceEditorFactory(
         getFileEditorManager: (project: Project) -> FileEditorManager,
         createResourceFile: (resource: HasMetadata) -> ResourceFile?,
         isValidType: (file: VirtualFile?) -> Boolean,
         isTemporary: (file: VirtualFile?) -> Boolean,
         hasKubernetesResource: (FileEditor, Project) -> Boolean,
         createResourceEditor: (FileEditor, Project) -> ResourceEditor,
-        reportTelemetry: (FileEditor, Project, TelemetryMessageBuilder.ActionMessage) -> Unit,
         getProjectManager: () -> ProjectManager
     ) : ResourceEditorFactory(
         getFileEditorManager,
@@ -301,7 +317,6 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
         isTemporary,
         hasKubernetesResource,
         createResourceEditor,
-        reportTelemetry,
         getProjectManager
     ) {
 
@@ -314,5 +329,9 @@ class ResourceEditorFactoryTest {
             // dont execute in UI thread
             runnable.invoke()
         }
+
+        override fun getTelemetryMessageBuilder(): TelemetryMessageBuilder {
+          return telemetryMessageBuilder
+        }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}