diff --git a/test/spec/services/analyticsServicesSpec.js b/test/spec/services/analyticsServicesSpec.js
index 935ace5900..0a03c3b638 100644
--- a/test/spec/services/analyticsServicesSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/services/analyticsServicesSpec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 describe('Analytics Service', function () {
-  var analytics, user;
+  var analytics, user, clock;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
+    clock = sandbox.useFakeTimers();
+    sandbox.stub(window, 'refresher', function(){return true});
     user = specHelper.newUser();
     user.contributor = {};
     user.purchased = { plan: {} };
@@ -26,14 +28,16 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         sandbox.stub(window, 'ga');
       });
 
-      it('sets up user with Amplitude', function() {
+      it.only('sets up user with Amplitude', function() {
         analytics.register();
+        clock.tick();
         expect(amplitude.setUserId).to.have.been.calledOnce;
         expect(amplitude.setUserId).to.have.been.calledWith(user._id);
       });
 
       it('sets up user with Google Analytics', function() {
         analytics.register();
+        clock.tick();
         expect(ga).to.have.been.calledOnce;
         expect(ga).to.have.been.calledWith('set', {userId: user._id});
       });
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
 
       it('sets up tracking for amplitude', function() {
         analytics.login();
+        clock.tick();
 
         expect(amplitude.setUserId).to.have.been.calledOnce;
         expect(amplitude.setUserId).to.have.been.calledWith(user._id);
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
 
       it('sets up tracking for google analytics', function() {
         analytics.login();
+        clock.tick();
 
         expect(ga).to.have.been.calledOnce;
         expect(ga).to.have.been.calledWith('set', {userId: user._id});
@@ -73,6 +79,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         it('tracks a simple user action with Amplitude', function() {
           var properties = {'hitType':'event','eventCategory':'behavior','eventAction':'cron'};
           analytics.track(properties);
+          clock.tick();
 
           expect(amplitude.logEvent).to.have.been.calledOnce;
           expect(amplitude.logEvent).to.have.been.calledWith('cron', properties);
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         it('tracks a simple user action with Google Analytics', function() {
           var properties = {'hitType':'event','eventCategory':'behavior','eventAction':'cron'};
           analytics.track(properties);
+          clock.tick();
 
           expect(ga).to.have.been.calledOnce;
           expect(ga).to.have.been.calledWith('send', properties);
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         it('tracks a user action with additional properties in Amplitude', function() {
           var properties = {'hitType':'event','eventCategory':'behavior','eventAction':'cron','booleanProperty':true,'numericProperty':17,'stringProperty':'bagel'};
           analytics.track(properties);
+          clock.tick();
 
           expect(amplitude.logEvent).to.have.been.calledOnce;
           expect(amplitude.logEvent).to.have.been.calledWith('cron', properties);
@@ -97,6 +106,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         it('tracks a user action with additional properties in google analytics', function() {
           var properties = {'hitType':'event','eventCategory':'behavior','eventAction':'cron','booleanProperty':true,'numericProperty':17,'stringProperty':'bagel'};
           analytics.track(properties);
+          clock.tick();
 
           expect(ga).to.have.been.calledOnce;
           expect(ga).to.have.been.calledWith('send', properties);
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
             analytics.track({'hitType':'pageview'});
             analytics.track({'eventCategory':'green'});
             analytics.track({'eventAction':'eat'});
+            clock.tick();
           });
 
           it('logs errors to console', function() {
@@ -136,6 +147,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
         context('incorrect hit type', function() {
           beforeEach(function() {
             analytics.track({'hitType':'moogly','eventCategory':'green','eventAction':'eat'});
+            clock.tick();
           });
 
           it('logs error to console', function () {
@@ -181,6 +193,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
           user.stats.mp = 41;
 
           analytics.updateUser(properties);
+          clock.tick();
         });
 
         it('calls Amplitude with provided properties and select user info', function() {
@@ -219,6 +232,7 @@ describe('Analytics Service', function () {
           user.purchased.plan.planId = 'unique-plan-id';
 
           analytics.updateUser();
+          clock.tick();
         });
 
         it('calls Amplitude with select user info', function() {
diff --git a/website/public/js/services/analyticsServices.js b/website/public/js/services/analyticsServices.js
index 462397954c..53f7c42186 100644
--- a/website/public/js/services/analyticsServices.js
+++ b/website/public/js/services/analyticsServices.js
@@ -33,47 +33,57 @@
     ga('create', window.env.GA_ID, 'auto');
 
     function loadScripts() {
-      // Amplitude
-      var n = document.createElement("script");
-      var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
-      n.type = "text/javascript";
-      n.async = true;
-      n.src = "https://d24n15hnbwhuhn.cloudfront.net/libs/amplitude-2.2.0-min.gz.js";
-      s.parentNode.insertBefore(n, s);
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        // Amplitude
+        var n = document.createElement("script");
+        var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
+        n.type = "text/javascript";
+        n.async = true;
+        n.src = "https://d24n15hnbwhuhn.cloudfront.net/libs/amplitude-2.2.0-min.gz.js";
+        s.parentNode.insertBefore(n, s);
 
-      // Google Analytics
-      var a = document.createElement('script');
-      var m = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
-      a.async = 1;
-      a.src = '//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js';
-      m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m);
+        // Google Analytics
+        var a = document.createElement('script');
+        var m = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
+        a.async = 1;
+        a.src = '//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js';
+        m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m);
+      });
     }
 
     function register() {
-      amplitude.setUserId(user._id);
-      ga('set', {'userId':user._id});
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        amplitude.setUserId(user._id);
+        ga('set', {'userId':user._id});
+      });
     }
 
     function login() {
-      amplitude.setUserId(user._id);
-      ga('set', {'userId':user._id});
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        amplitude.setUserId(user._id);
+        ga('set', {'userId':user._id});
+      });
     }
 
     function track(properties) {
-      if(_doesNotHaveRequiredFields(properties)) { return false; }
-      if(_doesNotHaveAllowedHitType(properties)) { return false; }
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        if(_doesNotHaveRequiredFields(properties)) { return false; }
+        if(_doesNotHaveAllowedHitType(properties)) { return false; }
 
-      amplitude.logEvent(properties.eventAction,properties);
-      ga('send',properties);
+        amplitude.logEvent(properties.eventAction,properties);
+        ga('send',properties);
+      });
     }
 
     function updateUser(properties) {
-      properties = properties || {};
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        properties = properties || {};
 
-      _gatherUserStats(user, properties);
+        _gatherUserStats(user, properties);
 
-      amplitude.setUserProperties(properties);
-      ga('set',properties);
+        amplitude.setUserProperties(properties);
+        ga('set',properties);
+      });
     }
 
     if (window.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') loadScripts();
@@ -115,4 +125,3 @@
     }
   }
 }());
-