diff --git a/extras/recsys/recsys.js b/extras/recsys/recsys.js
index b6ede126e..b72959031 100644
--- a/extras/recsys/recsys.js
+++ b/extras/recsys/recsys.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { selectUser } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 import { makeSelectRecommendedRecsysIdForClaimId } from 'redux/selectors/search';
 import { v4 as Uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { parseURI } from 'util/lbryURI';
+import { getAuthToken } from 'util/saved-passwords';
 import * as SETTINGS from 'constants/settings';
+import { X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN } from 'constants/token';
 import { makeSelectClaimForUri } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 import { selectPlayingUri, selectPrimaryUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import { selectClientSetting, selectDaemonSettings } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
@@ -136,14 +138,21 @@ const recsys = {
 
     if (recsys.entries[claimId] && shareTelemetry) {
       const data = JSON.stringify(recsys.entries[claimId]);
-      try {
-        navigator.sendBeacon(recsysEndpoint, data);
-        if (!isTentative) {
-          delete recsys.entries[claimId];
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.log('no beacon for you', error);
+
+      if (!isTentative) {
+        delete recsys.entries[claimId];
       }
+
+      return fetch(recsysEndpoint, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          [X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN]: getAuthToken(),
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        body: data,
+      }).catch((err) => {
+        console.log('RECSYS: failed to send entry', err);
+      });
     }
     recsys.log('sendRecsysEntry', claimId);
   },