diff --git a/src/components/MiniMap.vue b/src/components/MiniMap.vue
index 949f3ce..fbcf6fe 100644
--- a/src/components/MiniMap.vue
+++ b/src/components/MiniMap.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import axios from 'axios'
 import { MglMap, MglGeolocateControl, MglNavigationControl, MglScaleControl, MglAttributionControl } from 'vue-mapbox'
 import MapRoute from './MapRoute.vue'
 import MapPhoto from './MapPhoto.vue'
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import MapWebcams from './MapWebcams.vue'
 import mapstyle from '../mixins/mapstyle.js'
 import utils from '../mixins/utils.js'
 import longtouch from '../mixins/longtouch.js'
+import reportMapSession from '../mapsession.js'
 
 export default {
   name: 'MiniMap',
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default {
       }
       this.highlightCurrentSummit()
 
-      axios.post(process.env.VUE_APP_API_URL + '/mapsession', { type: 'mini' })
+      reportMapSession()
     },
     onMapClicked (event) {
       if (event.mapboxEvent.originalEvent.hitMarker) {
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 40b088d..da6109a 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ axios.interceptors.response.use(response => {
   return Promise.reject(error)
 })
 
-axios.post(process.env.VUE_APP_API_URL + '/mapsession', { type: 'init' })
-
 function startVue () {
   new Vue({
     store,
diff --git a/src/mapsession.js b/src/mapsession.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..088b65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mapsession.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+
+let mapSessionReported = false
+
+function reportMapSession () {
+  if (mapSessionReported) {
+    return
+  }
+  axios.post(process.env.VUE_APP_API_URL + '/mapsession', { type: 'first' })
+  mapSessionReported = true
+}
+
+export default reportMapSession
diff --git a/src/views/Map.vue b/src/views/Map.vue
index 2ec1b6a..f63ca8f 100644
--- a/src/views/Map.vue
+++ b/src/views/Map.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import utils from '../mixins/utils.js'
 import smptracks from '../mixins/smptracks.js'
 import mapstyle from '../mixins/mapstyle.js'
 import longtouch from '../mixins/longtouch.js'
+import reportMapSession from '../mapsession.js'
 
 import { MglMap, MglPopup, MglNavigationControl, MglGeolocateControl, MglScaleControl, MglAttributionControl } from 'vue-mapbox'
 import MapFilterControl from '../components/MapFilterControl.vue'
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ export default {
       })
       this.updateRoute()
 
-      axios.post(process.env.VUE_APP_API_URL + '/mapsession', { type: 'main' })
+      reportMapSession()
     },
     onMapClicked (event) {
       if (this.$refs.draw.isDrawing() || event.mapboxEvent.originalEvent.hitMarker) {