diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6f4393e..e18a0948 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.16.3",
     "log-timestamp": "^0.1.2",
     "memoizee": "^0.4.1",
-    "mixpanel": "0.0.20",
+    "mixpanel": "https://github.com/balena-io-modules/mixpanel-node",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "mocha": "^5.1.1",
     "mochainon": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/config/functions.ts b/src/config/functions.ts
index 870324c6..6b1c30a7 100644
--- a/src/config/functions.ts
+++ b/src/config/functions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird';
 import { Transaction } from 'knex';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
+import { URL } from 'url';
 
 import Config = require('../config');
 import supervisorVersion = require('../lib/supervisor-version');
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ export function createProviderFunctions(
 		mixpanelHost: {
 			get: () => {
 				return config.get('apiEndpoint').then(apiEndpoint => {
-					return `${apiEndpoint}/mixpanel`;
+					const url = new URL(apiEndpoint as string);
+					return { host: url.host, path: '/mixpanel' };
 				});
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/src/event-tracker.ts b/src/event-tracker.ts
index 89364b84..fd2deca5 100644
--- a/src/event-tracker.ts
+++ b/src/event-tracker.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type EventTrackProperties = Dictionary<any>;
 interface InitArgs {
 	uuid: string;
 	offlineMode: boolean;
-	mixpanelHost: string;
+	mixpanelHost: { host: string; path: string };
 	mixpanelToken: string;
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ export class EventTracker {
 			if (offlineMode) {
 				return;
 			}
-			this.client = Mixpanel.init(mixpanelToken, { host: mixpanelHost });
+			this.client = Mixpanel.init(mixpanelToken, {
+				host: mixpanelHost.host,
+				path: mixpanelHost.path,
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/09-event-tracker.spec.coffee b/test/09-event-tracker.spec.coffee
index 40b31412..cda2ecc0 100644
--- a/test/09-event-tracker.spec.coffee
+++ b/test/09-event-tracker.spec.coffee
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe 'EventTracker', ->
 		promise = @eventTrackerOffline.init({
 			offlineMode: true
 			uuid: 'foobar'
+			mixpanelHost: { host: '', path: '' }
 		})
 		expect(promise).to.be.fulfilled
 		.then =>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ describe 'EventTracker', ->
 		promise = @eventTracker.init({
 			mixpanelToken: 'someToken'
 			uuid: 'barbaz'
+			mixpanelHost: { host: '', path: '' }
 		})
 		expect(promise).to.be.fulfilled
 		.then =>