diff --git a/src/lib/analytics/index.ts b/src/lib/analytics/index.ts
index a270f285cb..e48837d260 100644
--- a/src/lib/analytics/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/analytics/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function allowAnalytics(): boolean {
  * given by the data parameter, or called from {@link addDataAndSend}.
  * @param customData the analytics data to send to the backend.
  */
-export async function postAnalytics(
+async function postAnalytics(
   customData,
 ): Promise<void | { res: needle.NeedleResponse; body: any }> {
   // if the user opt'ed out of analytics, then let's bail out early
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function postAnalytics(
     const queryString =
       Object.keys(queryStringParams).length > 0 ? queryStringParams : undefined;
 
-    return makeRequest({
+    const res = await makeRequest({
       body: {
         data: analyticsData,
       },
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export async function postAnalytics(
       method: 'post',
       headers: headers,
     });
+
+    return res;
   } catch (err) {
     debug('analytics', err); // this swallows the analytics error
   }
diff --git a/test/jest/unit/lib/analytics/index.spec.ts b/test/jest/unit/lib/analytics/index.spec.ts
index 81ab65579b..804276e064 100644
--- a/test/jest/unit/lib/analytics/index.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/unit/lib/analytics/index.spec.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,36 @@ import { argsFrom } from './utils';
 import * as apiTokenModule from '../../../../../src/lib/api-token';
 
 describe('analytics module', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
   it('sends anaytics with no token set', async () => {
     analytics.add('k1', 'v1');
     const requestSpy = jest.spyOn(request, 'makeRequest');
+    requestSpy.mockResolvedValue();
+
     const someTokenExistsSpy = jest.spyOn(apiTokenModule, 'someTokenExists');
     someTokenExistsSpy.mockReturnValue(false);
-    requestSpy.mockImplementation(jest.fn());
+
     await analytics.addDataAndSend({
       args: argsFrom({}),
     });
+
     expect(requestSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
     expect(requestSpy.mock.calls[0][0]).not.toHaveProperty(
       'headers.authorization',
     );
   });
+
+  it('ignores analytics request failures', async () => {
+    const requestSpy = jest.spyOn(request, 'makeRequest');
+    requestSpy.mockRejectedValue(new Error('this should be ignored'));
+
+    const result = analytics.addDataAndSend({
+      args: argsFrom({}),
+    });
+
+    await expect(result).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });