diff --git a/lib/reporter.js b/lib/reporter.js
index 8fe4abe..02b7814 100644
--- a/lib/reporter.js
+++ b/lib/reporter.js
@@ -150,10 +150,9 @@ class Reporter {
   }
 
   // Private
-  viewNameForPaneItem (item) {
-    let left
-    let name = (left = (typeof item.getViewClass === 'function' ? item.getViewClass().name : undefined)) != null ? left : item.constructor.name
-    const itemPath = typeof item.getPath === 'function' ? item.getPath() : undefined
+  static viewNameForPaneItem (item) {
+    let name = (item.getViewClass && item.getViewClass().name) || item.constructor.name
+    const itemPath = item.getPath && item.getPath()
 
     if ((itemPath == null) || (path.dirname(itemPath) !== atom.getConfigDirPath())) { return name }
 
diff --git a/spec/metrics-spec.js b/spec/metrics-spec.js
index 21ffe03..23be1f2 100644
--- a/spec/metrics-spec.js
+++ b/spec/metrics-spec.js
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ describe('Metrics', async () => {
   describe('reporting pane items', async () => {
     describe('when the user is NOT chosen to send events', async () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        global.localStorage.setItem('metrics.userId', 'a')
         spyOn(Reporter, 'sendPaneItem')
 
         const {mainModule} = await atom.packages.activatePackage('metrics')
@@ -339,9 +338,6 @@ describe('Metrics', async () => {
 
     describe('when the user IS chosen to send events', async () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        global.localStorage.setItem('metrics.userId', 'd')
-        spyOn(Reporter, 'sendPaneItem')
-
         const {mainModule} = await atom.packages.activatePackage('metrics')
         mainModule.shouldIncludePanesAndCommands = true
 
@@ -350,8 +346,11 @@ describe('Metrics', async () => {
 
       it('will report pane items', async () => {
         await atom.workspace.open('file1.txt')
-
-        expect(Reporter.sendPaneItem.callCount).toBe(1)
+        const paneItemCalls = Reporter.request.calls.filter((call) => {
+          const url = call.args[0]
+          return url.includes('t=appview') && url.includes('cd=TextEditor')
+        })
+        expect(paneItemCalls.length).toBe(1)
       })
     })
   })