diff --git a/src/meta/errors.js b/src/meta/errors.js
index bae26c2acc..7b623fe5f0 100644
--- a/src/meta/errors.js
+++ b/src/meta/errors.js
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ Errors.log404 = function (route) {
 	if (!route) {
 		return;
 	}
-	route = route.slice(0, 512).replace(/\/$/, ''); // remove trailing slashes
 
+	analytics.increment('errors:404');
+
+	route = route.slice(0, 512).replace(/\/$/, ''); // remove trailing slashes
 	const segments = route.split('/');
 	const containsUUID = segments.some((segment) => {
 		const cleanSegment = segment.split('.')[0];
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ Errors.log404 = function (route) {
 	if (containsUUID) {
 		return;
 	}
-	analytics.increment('errors:404');
+
 	counters[route] = counters[route] || 0;
 	counters[route] += 1;
 };