diff --git a/src/analytics.js b/src/analytics.js
index e054e2e733..f64c651687 100644
--- a/src/analytics.js
+++ b/src/analytics.js
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ Analytics.init = async function () {
 		runOnAllNodes: true,
 		onTick: async () => {
 			if (Analytics.pause) return;
-			publishLocalAnalytics();
-			if (runJobs) {
-				await sleep(2000);
-				await Analytics.writeData();
-			}
+			await Analytics.writeLocalData();
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -63,6 +59,14 @@ Analytics.init = async function () {
 	}
 };
 
+Analytics.writeLocalData = async function () {
+	publishLocalAnalytics();
+	if (runJobs) {
+		await sleep(2000);
+		await Analytics.writeData();
+	}
+};
+
 function publishLocalAnalytics() {
 	pubsub.publish('analytics:publish', {
 		local: local,
diff --git a/src/start.js b/src/start.js
index 00a129e33f..89a1683703 100644
--- a/src/start.js
+++ b/src/start.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async function shutdown(code) {
 	try {
 		await require('./webserver').destroy();
 		winston.info('[app] Web server closed to connections.');
-		await require('./analytics').writeData();
+		await require('./analytics').writeLocalData();
 		winston.info('[app] Live analytics saved.');
 		const db = require('./database');
 		await db.delete('locks');