diff --git a/backup.go b/backup.go
index a5e962f45..a6d8da7a6 100644
--- a/backup.go
+++ b/backup.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
+	v "github.com/appscode/go/version"
 	"github.com/appscode/kutil/meta"
+	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/cli"
 	api "github.com/appscode/stash/apis/stash/v1alpha1"
 	cs "github.com/appscode/stash/client/clientset/versioned"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/backup"
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:               "backup",
 		Short:             "Run Stash Backup",
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
+		PreRun: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			cli.SendAnalytics(c, v.Version.Version)
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags(masterURL, kubeconfigPath)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
index f34155f36..97fdf80fa 100644
--- a/root.go
+++ b/root.go
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log/golog"
 	v "github.com/appscode/go/version"
-	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/analytics"
+	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/cli"
 	api "github.com/appscode/stash/apis/stash/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/client/clientset/versioned/scheme"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/jpillora/go-ogle-analytics"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
@@ -34,24 +32,18 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			c.Flags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
 				log.Printf("FLAG: --%s=%q", flag.Name, flag.Value)
 			})
-			if util.EnableAnalytics && gaTrackingCode != "" {
-				if client, err := ga.NewClient(gaTrackingCode); err == nil {
-					util.AnalyticsClientID = analytics.ClientID()
-					client.ClientID(util.AnalyticsClientID)
-					parts := strings.Split(c.CommandPath(), " ")
-					client.Send(ga.NewEvent(parts[0], strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")).Label(v.Version.Version))
-				}
-			}
+			cli.SendAnalytics(c, v.Version.Version)
+
 			scheme.AddToScheme(clientsetscheme.Scheme)
 			scheme.AddToScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme)
-			util.LoggerOptions = golog.ParseFlags(c.Flags())
+			cli.LoggerOptions = golog.ParseFlags(c.Flags())
 		},
 	}
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 	// ref: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/17162#issuecomment-225596212
 	flag.CommandLine.Parse([]string{})
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&util.ServiceName, "service-name", "stash-operator", "Stash service name.")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&util.EnableAnalytics, "enable-analytics", util.EnableAnalytics, "Send analytical events to Google Analytics")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&cli.EnableAnalytics, "enable-analytics", cli.EnableAnalytics, "Send analytical events to Google Analytics")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&api.EnableStatusSubresource, "enable-status-subresource", api.EnableStatusSubresource, "If true, uses sub resource for crds.")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(v.NewCmdVersion())
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 95c212ba8..0ebc38282 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/appscode/go/log"
 	v "github.com/appscode/go/version"
+	"github.com/appscode/kutil/tools/cli"
 	"github.com/appscode/stash/pkg/cmds/server"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ func NewCmdRun(out, errOut io.Writer, stopCh <-chan struct{}) *cobra.Command {
 		Short:             "Launch Stash Controller",
 		Long:              "Launch Stash Controller",
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
+		PreRun: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			cli.SendAnalytics(c, v.Version.Version)
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			log.Infof("Starting operator version %s+%s ...", v.Version.Version, v.Version.CommitHash)