diff --git a/server/bleep/src/webserver/config.rs b/server/bleep/src/webserver/config.rs
index 254e73640c..339e1f68be 100644
--- a/server/bleep/src/webserver/config.rs
+++ b/server/bleep/src/webserver/config.rs
@@ -56,22 +56,6 @@ pub(super) async fn get(
         .and_then(|login| app.user_profiles.read(login, |_, v| v.clone()))
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
-    if let Some(username) = user.login() {
-        app.with_analytics(|analytics| {
-            use rudderanalytics::message::{Identify, Message};
-            analytics.send(Message::Identify(Identify {
-                user_id: Some(tracking_id.clone()),
-                traits: Some(serde_json::json!({
-                    "org_name": app.org_name(),
-                    "device_id": analytics.device_id(),
-                    "is_self_serve": app.env.is_cloud_instance(),
-                    "github_username": username.to_string(),
-                })),
-                ..Default::default()
-            }));
-        });
-    }
-
     json(ConfigResponse {
         analytics_data_plane: app.config.analytics_data_plane.clone(),
         analytics_key_fe: app.config.analytics_key_fe.clone(),
diff --git a/server/bleep/src/webserver/github.rs b/server/bleep/src/webserver/github.rs
index deb908cfd9..e562fd8322 100644
--- a/server/bleep/src/webserver/github.rs
+++ b/server/bleep/src/webserver/github.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,37 @@ async fn poll_for_oauth_token(code: String, app: Application) {
 
     debug!("acquired credentials");
     app.credentials.set_github(github::Auth::OAuth(auth));
+    let username = app
+        .credentials
+        .github()
+        .unwrap()
+        .client()
+        .unwrap()
+        .current()
+        .user()
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .login;
+
+    let tracking_id = app
+        .analytics
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|a| a.tracking_id(Some(&username)))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    app.with_analytics(|analytics| {
+        use rudderanalytics::message::{Identify, Message};
+        analytics.send(Message::Identify(Identify {
+            user_id: Some(tracking_id.clone()),
+            traits: Some(serde_json::json!({
+                "org_name": app.org_name(),
+                "device_id": analytics.device_id(),
+                "is_self_serve": app.env.is_cloud_instance(),
+                "github_username": username,
+            })),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }));
+    });
 
     if let Err(err) = app.credentials.store() {
         error!(?err, "failed to save credentials to disk");