diff --git a/client-participation/js/routers/main-polis-router.js b/client-participation/js/routers/main-polis-router.js
index f9aa9042c..05eaa14bd 100644
--- a/client-participation/js/routers/main-polis-router.js
+++ b/client-participation/js/routers/main-polis-router.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ authenticatedDfd.done(function() {
   // link uid to GA userId
   // TODO update this whenever auth changes
   if (Constants.GA_TRACKING_ID) {
-    ga('set', 'userId', PolisStorage.uid() || PolisStorage.uidFromCookie());
+    gtag('set', 'userId', PolisStorage.uid() || PolisStorage.uidFromCookie());
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/client-participation/js/util/gaMetric.js b/client-participation/js/util/gaMetric.js
index 7d1018e98..bfcec7d7a 100644
--- a/client-participation/js/util/gaMetric.js
+++ b/client-participation/js/util/gaMetric.js
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ var methodToEventMap = {
 //
 
 function gaEvent() {
-  // Sends all arguments to a ga('send', 'event', __) partial
+  // Sends all arguments to a gtag('event', __) partial
   if (Constants.GA_TRACKING_ID) {
-    ga_ = _.partial(ga, 'send', 'event');
+    ga_ = _.partial(gtag, 'event');
     ga_.apply(window, arguments);
   }
 }