diff --git a/helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js b/helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js
index f2ab9984..45264a86 100644
--- a/helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js
+++ b/helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { postToStats } = require('./statsController.js');
+const { postToStats } = require('../../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = {
   handleRequestError (action, originalUrl, ip, error, res) {
diff --git a/public/assets/js/claimPublish.js b/public/assets/js/claimPublish.js
index 6391d8f6..eae7e5c3 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/claimPublish.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/claimPublish.js
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ uploader.addEventListener('start', function(event){
 	document.getElementById('publish-active-area').innerHTML = '<div id="publish-status"></div><div id="progress-bar"></div>';
 	// start a progress animation
 	createProgressBar(document.getElementById('progress-bar'), 12);
+	// google analytics
+	ga('send', {
+		hitType: 'event',
+		eventCategory: 'publish',
+		eventAction: name
+	});
 });
 uploader.addEventListener('progress', function(event){
 	var percent = event.bytesLoaded / event.file.size * 100;
diff --git a/public/assets/js/memePublish.js b/public/assets/js/memePublish.js
index 6cd50171..e2f4798a 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/memePublish.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/memePublish.js
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ uploader.addEventListener('start', function(event){
 	document.getElementById('publish-active-area').innerHTML = '<div id="publish-status"></div><div id="progress-bar"></div>';
 	// start a progress animation
 	createProgressBar(document.getElementById('progress-bar'), 12);
+	// google analytics
+	ga('send', {
+		hitType: 'event',
+		eventCategory: 'publish',
+		eventAction: nameInput.value
+	});
 });
 uploader.addEventListener('progress', function(event){
 	var percent = event.bytesLoaded / event.file.size * 100;
diff --git a/routes/api-routes.js b/routes/api-routes.js
index c9aa51a9..747c72de 100644
--- a/routes/api-routes.js
+++ b/routes/api-routes.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const publishController = require('../controllers/publishController.js');
 const lbryApi = require('../helpers/libraries/lbryApi.js');
 const publishHelpers = require('../helpers/libraries/publishHelpers.js');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../helpers/libraries/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = app => {
   // route to run a claim_list request on the daemon
diff --git a/routes/home-routes.js b/routes/home-routes.js
index e475b712..f0891a01 100644
--- a/routes/home-routes.js
+++ b/routes/home-routes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../helpers/libraries/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = app => {
   // route for the home page
diff --git a/routes/serve-routes.js b/routes/serve-routes.js
index 3d382b88..cfbf11a3 100644
--- a/routes/serve-routes.js
+++ b/routes/serve-routes.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
 const serveController = require('../controllers/serveController.js');
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../helpers/libraries/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 function serveFile ({ fileName, fileType, filePath }, res) {
   logger.info(`serving file ${fileName}`);
diff --git a/routes/show-routes.js b/routes/show-routes.js
index da9c5580..945fc162 100644
--- a/routes/show-routes.js
+++ b/routes/show-routes.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
-const showController = require('../controllers/showController.js');
-const { postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../helpers/libraries/statsController.js');
-const statsController = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
+const { getAllClaims } = require('../controllers/showController.js');
+const { getStatsSummary, postToStats, sendGoogleAnalytics } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 function sendAnalyticsAndLog (ip, originalUrl) {
   // google analytics
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/meme-fodder/play', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
     sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
     // get and render the content
-    showController
-      .getAllClaims('meme-fodder')
+    getAllClaims('meme-fodder')
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {
         postToStats('show', originalUrl, ip, 'success');
         res.status(200).render('memeFodder', { claims: orderedFreePublicClaims });
@@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/stats', ({ ip, originalUrl }, res) => {
     sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
     // get and render the content
-    statsController
-      .getStatsSummary()
+    getStatsSummary()
       .then(result => {
         postToStats('show', originalUrl, ip, 'success');
         res.status(200).render('statistics', result);
@@ -45,8 +42,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/:name/all', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
     sendAnalyticsAndLog(ip, originalUrl);
     // get and render the content
-    showController
-      .getAllClaims(params.name)
+    getAllClaims(params.name)
       .then(orderedFreePublicClaims => {
         postToStats('show', originalUrl, ip, 'success');
         res.status(200).render('allClaims', { claims: orderedFreePublicClaims });
diff --git a/routes/sockets-routes.js b/routes/sockets-routes.js
index 622a4294..7ca4b092 100644
--- a/routes/sockets-routes.js
+++ b/routes/sockets-routes.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const logger = require('winston');
 const publishController = require('../controllers/publishController.js');
 const publishHelpers = require('../helpers/libraries/publishHelpers.js');
 const errorHandlers = require('../helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js');
-const { postToStats } = require('../helpers/libraries/statsController.js');
+const { postToStats } = require('../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = (app, siofu, hostedContentPath) => {
   const http = require('http').Server(app);
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = (app, siofu, hostedContentPath) => {
     uploader.listen(socket);
     // listener for when file upload starts
     uploader.on('start', ({ file }) => {
+      // log
       logger.info('client started an upload:', file.name);
       // server side test to make sure file is not a bad file type
       if (/\.exe$/.test(file.name)) {