diff --git a/ui/analytics.js b/ui/analytics.js
index b36902941..495535dcc 100644
--- a/ui/analytics.js
+++ b/ui/analytics.js
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ async function sendAndResetWatchmanData() {
     return 'Can only be used with a user id';
   }
 
+  if (!videoPlayer) {
+    return 'Video player not initialized';
+  }
+
   let timeSinceLastIntervalSend = new Date() - lastSentTime;
   lastSentTime = new Date();
 
diff --git a/ui/recsys.js b/ui/recsys.js
index f5d8ae106..6a92e2bd2 100644
--- a/ui/recsys.js
+++ b/ui/recsys.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const recsys = {
           uid: userId, // selectUser
           claimId: claimId,
           pageLoadedAt: Date.now(),
-          recsysId: makeSelectRecommendedRecsysIdForClaimId(claimId)(state) || recsysId,
+          recsysId: null,
           recClaimIds: [],
           recClickedVideoIdx: [],
           events: [],