diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
index 47c9d0146..92fcab788 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
         public static Guid UGuid { get; set; }
 
 
-        public static bool IsNewInstall { get; set; }
+        public static bool RegisterNewInstall { get; set; }
 
         public virtual bool IsUserInteractive
         {
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
index 68745ebe3..3f6025565 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
-using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Text;
 using NLog;
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/CentralDispatchFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/CentralDispatchFixture.cs
index 50775bbf8..204c84478 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/CentralDispatchFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/CentralDispatchFixture.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
         public void app_should_be_marked_as_new_install_if_db_is_initilized_for_the_first_time()
         {
             WithRealDb();
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall.Should().Be(true);
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall.Should().Be(true);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderFixture.cs
index 0bdffe46e..1d84ac77e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderTests/AnalyticsProviderFixture.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using DeskMetrics;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
             Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(c => c.UpdateUrl).Returns(UpdateProvider.DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL);
         }
 
+
+        private void WithStageClient()
+        {
+            Mocker.SetConstant(new DeskMetricsClient(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), AnalyticsProvider.DESKMETRICS_TEST_ID, new Version(9, 9, 9)));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void checkpoint_should_stop_existing_start_then_start_again()
         {
@@ -27,8 +34,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
 
             provider.Checkpoint();
 
-            Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c=>c.Start(), Times.Once());
-            Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c=>c.Stop(), Times.Once());
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c => c.Start(), Times.Once());
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c => c.Stop(), Times.Once());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
         [Test]
         public void new_install_should_be_registered()
         {
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall = true;
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = true;
 
             var provider = Mocker.Resolve<AnalyticsProvider>();
 
@@ -55,10 +62,24 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
             Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c => c.RegisterInstall(), Times.Once());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void new_install_should_only_be_registered_on_first_call()
+        {
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = true;
+
+            var provider = Mocker.Resolve<AnalyticsProvider>();
+
+            provider.Checkpoint();
+            provider.Checkpoint();
+            provider.Checkpoint();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c => c.RegisterInstall(), Times.Once());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void upgrade_should_not_register_install()
         {
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall = false;
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = false;
 
             var provider = Mocker.Resolve<AnalyticsProvider>();
 
@@ -71,7 +92,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
         [Test]
         public void shouldnt_register_anything_if_not_on_master_branch()
         {
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall = false;
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = false;
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(c => c.UpdateUrl).Returns("http://update.nzbdrone.com/master_auto/");
 
@@ -83,7 +104,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
         [Test]
         public void new_install_shouldnt_register_anything_if_not_on_master_branch()
         {
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall = true;
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = true;
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(c => c.UpdateUrl).Returns("http://update.nzbdrone.com/master_auto/");
 
@@ -92,6 +113,16 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
             Mocker.Resolve<AnalyticsProvider>().Checkpoint();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_able_to_call_deskmetrics_using_test_appid()
+        {
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = true;
+            Mocker.Resolve<AnalyticsProvider>().Checkpoint();
+        }
+
+
+
+
 
         [TestCase("http://update.nzbdrone.com/master/")]
         [TestCase("http://update.nzbdrone.com/master//")]
@@ -110,6 +141,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.AnalyticsProviderTests
             Mocker.GetMock<IDeskMetricsClient>().Verify(c => c.Start(), Times.Once());
         }
 
-        
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/CentralDispatch.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/CentralDispatch.cs
index 095f8759f..9d4099121 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/CentralDispatch.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/CentralDispatch.cs
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core
             var deskMetricsClient = new DeskMetricsClient(Kernel.Get<ConfigProvider>().UGuid.ToString(), appId, _enviromentProvider.Version);
             Kernel.Bind<IDeskMetricsClient>().ToConstant(deskMetricsClient);
 
-            if (EnviromentProvider.IsProduction)
-            {
-                Kernel.Get<AnalyticsProvider>().Checkpoint();
-            }
+            Kernel.Get<AnalyticsProvider>().Checkpoint();
         }
 
         private void InitQuality()
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20110707.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20110707.cs
index 58a9e075c..f4901672e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20110707.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20110707.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migrations
         protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
         {
             //This should not run unless for a clean install
-            EnviromentProvider.IsNewInstall = true;
+            EnviromentProvider.RegisterNewInstall = true;
             
             Database.AddTable("Series", new[]
                                             {
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CheckpointJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CheckpointJob.cs
index 533dee48e..af98a3e3d 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CheckpointJob.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CheckpointJob.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
         public CheckpointJob()
         {
-            
+
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
 
         public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId, int secondaryTargetId)
         {
-            if(EnviromentProvider.IsProduction)
-            {
-                _analyticsProvider.Checkpoint();
-            }
+            _analyticsProvider.Checkpoint();
         }
     }
 }
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