diff --git a/backup.go b/backup.go
index 5c30dd7b6..8efbdf3fa 100644
--- a/backup.go
+++ b/backup.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
 	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
 	cs "github.com/appscode/stash/client/typed/stash/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/util"
@@ -43,10 +42,6 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 			kubeClient := kubernetes.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 			stashClient := cs.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 
-			if meta.PossiblyInCluster() {
-				sendAnalytics(cmd, analytics.ClientID(kubeClient.CoreV1().Nodes()))
-			}
-
 			opt.NodeName = os.Getenv("NODE_NAME")
 			if opt.NodeName == "" {
 				log.Fatalln(`Missing ENV var "NODE_NAME"`)
diff --git a/check.go b/check.go
index acc7c8736..d3bd7b8e1 100644
--- a/check.go
+++ b/check.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cmds
 import (
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
 	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
 	cs "github.com/appscode/stash/client/typed/stash/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/check"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -32,10 +31,6 @@ func NewCmdCheck() *cobra.Command {
 			kubeClient := kubernetes.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 			stashClient := cs.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 
-			if meta.PossiblyInCluster() {
-				sendAnalytics(cmd, analytics.ClientID(kubeClient.CoreV1().Nodes()))
-			}
-
 			c := check.New(kubeClient, stashClient, opt)
 			if err = c.Run(); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/recover.go b/recover.go
index dd0f5fae4..64a18a91c 100644
--- a/recover.go
+++ b/recover.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cmds
 import (
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
 	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
 	cs "github.com/appscode/stash/client/typed/stash/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/recovery"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@ func NewCmdRecover() *cobra.Command {
 			kubeClient := kubernetes.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 			stashClient := cs.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 
-			if meta.PossiblyInCluster() {
-				sendAnalytics(cmd, analytics.ClientID(kubeClient.CoreV1().Nodes()))
-			}
-
 			c := recovery.New(kubeClient, stashClient, meta.Namespace(), recoveryName)
 			c.Run()
 		},
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
index 1cb3a17d8..d667bfeec 100644
--- a/root.go
+++ b/root.go
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/appscode/go/analytics"
 	v "github.com/appscode/go/version"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
+	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/client/scheme"
 	"github.com/jpillora/go-ogle-analytics"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -20,6 +19,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	var (
+		enableAnalytics = true
+	)
 	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "stash",
 		Short:             `Stash by AppsCode - Backup your Kubernetes Volumes`,
@@ -29,8 +31,12 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			c.Flags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
 				log.Printf("FLAG: --%s=%q", flag.Name, flag.Value)
 			})
-			if !meta.PossiblyInCluster() {
-				sendAnalytics(c, analytics.ClientID())
+			if enableAnalytics && gaTrackingCode != "" {
+				if client, err := ga.NewClient(gaTrackingCode); err == nil {
+					client.ClientID(analytics.ClientID())
+					parts := strings.Split(c.CommandPath(), " ")
+					client.Send(ga.NewEvent(parts[0], strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")).Label(v.Version.Version))
+				}
 			}
 			scheme.AddToScheme(clientsetscheme.Scheme)
 		},
@@ -47,17 +53,3 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCheck())
 	return rootCmd
 }
-
-var (
-	enableAnalytics = true
-)
-
-func sendAnalytics(c *cobra.Command, clientID string) {
-	if enableAnalytics && gaTrackingCode != "" {
-		if client, err := ga.NewClient(gaTrackingCode); err == nil {
-			client.ClientID(clientID)
-			parts := strings.Split(c.CommandPath(), " ")
-			client.Send(ga.NewEvent(parts[0], strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")).Label(v.Version.Version))
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 70582453e..389508b79 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
 	stringz "github.com/appscode/go/strings"
 	v "github.com/appscode/go/version"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
 	"github.com/appscode/pat"
 	api "github.com/appscode/stash/apis/stash"
 	cs "github.com/appscode/stash/client/typed/stash/v1alpha1"
@@ -53,10 +51,6 @@ func NewCmdRun() *cobra.Command {
 			stashClient := cs.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 			crdClient := crd_cs.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
 
-			if meta.PossiblyInCluster() {
-				sendAnalytics(cmd, analytics.ClientID(kubeClient.CoreV1().Nodes()))
-			}
-
 			// get kube api server version
 			version, err := kubeClient.Discovery().ServerVersion()
 			if err != nil {