diff --git a/backend/app/api/main.go b/backend/app/api/main.go
index bfb04ed0..03d98fe6 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/main.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/main.go
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ func run(cfg *config.Config) error {
 	if cfg.Options.AllowAnalytics {
 		runner.AddPlugin(NewTask("send-analytics", time.Duration(24)*time.Hour, func(ctx context.Context) {
 			log.Debug().Msg("running send analytics")
-			analytics.Send(version, build())
+			err := analytics.Send(version, build())
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					Err(err).
-					Msg("failed to send analytics")
+					Msg("failed to send scheduled analytics")
 			}
 		}))
 	}
diff --git a/backend/internal/sys/analytics/analytics.go b/backend/internal/sys/analytics/analytics.go
index 8b88d348..5138c6af 100644
--- a/backend/internal/sys/analytics/analytics.go
+++ b/backend/internal/sys/analytics/analytics.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
+var startTime = time.Now()
+
 type Data struct {
 	Domain string                 `json:"domain"`
 	Name   string                 `json:"name"`
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ type Data struct {
 	Props  map[string]interface{} `json:"props"`
 }
 
-func Send(version, buildInfo string) {
+func Send(version, buildInfo string) error {
 	hostData, _ := host.Info()
 	analytics := Data{
 		Domain: "homebox.software",
@@ -32,18 +34,19 @@ func Send(version, buildInfo string) {
 			"platform_version": hostData.PlatformVersion,
 			"kernel_arch":      hostData.KernelArch,
 			"virt_type":        hostData.VirtualizationSystem,
+			"uptime_sec":       time.Since(startTime).Seconds(),
 		},
 	}
 	jsonBody, err := json.Marshal(analytics)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to marshal analytics data")
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 	bodyReader := bytes.NewReader(jsonBody)
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://a.sysadmins.zone/api/event", bodyReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create analytics request")
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ func Send(version, buildInfo string) {
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to send analytics request")
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -65,4 +68,5 @@ func Send(version, buildInfo string) {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to close response body")
 		}
 	}()
+	return nil
 }