diff --git a/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/usb.js b/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/usb.js
index 1e70c118..df5460d9 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/usb.js
+++ b/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/usb.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 const _ = require('lodash')
 const Bluebird = require('bluebird')
-const analytics = require('../../../gui/app/modules/analytics')
+const debug = require('debug')('etcher:sdk:usbboot')
 
 // The USB module calls `libusb_init`, which will fail
 // if the device we're running in has no USB controller
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const usb = (() => {
   try {
     return require('usb')
   } catch (error) {
-    analytics.logException(error)
+    debug('Couldn\'t require "usb". Reason: ', error.message, error.stack)
     return {
       getDeviceList: _.constant([])
     }